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HUNT, Harold James

Service Number:	NX20760
Enlisted:	22 May 1940, Paddington, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia, 18 January 1920
Home Town:	Auburn, Auburn, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Textile worker
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

22 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX20760, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
22 May 1940:	Enlisted Private, NX20760, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Paddington, NSW
1 Mar 1941:	Involvement Private, NX20760, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Libya/North Africa
10 Apr 1941:	Involvement Private, NX20760, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk
24 Oct 1942:	Wounded Private, NX20760, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, WIA (G.S.W. - Rt elbow)
9 Nov 1943:	Involvement Private, NX20760, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns
6 Sep 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX20760, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
6 Sep 1945:	Discharged Private, NX20760, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, NSW
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, NX20760, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

WIA El Alamein