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HARLAND, Edward John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 71457 |
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Enlisted: | 20 October 1942 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | RAAF Transport and Movement Offices |
Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 13 July 1924 |
Home Town: | Nymagee, Cobar, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Ground Accident, Tadji, New Guinea, 5 March 1945, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 71457 | |
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20 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 71457, RAAF Transport and Movement Offices | |
20 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 71457 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Leading Aircraftman Edward John Harland 71457 RAAF of Number 7 Transport and Movement Office went missing while swimming in strong surf at Tadji, Papua New Guinea - he is commemorated on the Lae Memorial