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LOFTUS, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX6896 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Field Workshop |
| Born: | Lancashire, England, 17 June 1913 |
| Home Town: | Rockdale, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Coppersmith |
| Died: | Natural causes, Mermaid Beach, Queensland, 13 June 2004, aged 90 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 7 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Private, NX6896, Paddington, New South Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, NX6896 | |
| 27 Nov 1940: | Promoted Lance Corporal, 2nd/1st Field Workshop | |
| 7 Jan 1941: | Promoted Corporal, 2nd/1st Field Workshop | |
| 25 Feb 1941: | Involvement Corporal, NX6896, 2nd/1st Field Workshop, Libya/North Africa | |
| 26 Jun 1942: | Promoted Sergeant, 2nd/1st Field Workshop | |
| 21 Oct 1943: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, NX6896, 2nd/1st Field Workshop, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
| 21 Sep 1944: | Promoted Staff Sergeant, 2nd/1st Field Workshop | |
| 22 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, NX6896 | |
| 22 Oct 1945: | Discharged Staff Sergeant, NX6896, 2nd/1st Field Workshop |
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