James Henry HARDING

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HARDING, James Henry

Service Numbers:	QX56060, Q228242
Enlisted:	19 March 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 5 February 1916
Home Town:	Rosewood, Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Tarakan, Borneo, 30 May 1945, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Labuan War Cemetery Labuan, Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, QX56060
19 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q228242, 9th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
19 Mar 1942:	Enlisted
16 Aug 1943:	Discharged
3 Sep 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX56060, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion
3 Sep 1943:	Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX56060, 2nd/3rd Pioneer Battalion
21 Apr 1945:	Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX56060, 2nd/3rd Pioneer Battalion, ex Cairns per Sea Barb for Morotai
30 May 1945:	Wounded Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX56060, 2nd/3rd Pioneer Battalion, Killed in action: Tarakan, Borneo

Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

James Henry Harding was the youngest of 5 Children of William Harding and Emma Wilson. Wlliam was a Carter in Silkstone, Ipswich, QLD.

James' older brother William John Harding also served in the Australian Army in WWII.

James was working as a Farm Labourer at Rosewood on the Darling Downs in QLD when he enlsited in 9 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD) on 19 March 1942 (Service No: Q228422). He then enlisted with 2.3rd Pioneer Battalion on 3 September 1943 and was Killed in Action on 20 May 1945 at Tarakan in Borneo. James is buried at the Labuan Memorial in Indonesia, and his name is located on Panel 73 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial

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