Harold John THORN
Year of Birth: 1908
Place of Birth: Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 28 January 1943, Keswick, South Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Private
Unit(s): 20 Field Bakery Platoon, Australian Army Service Corps
Service Number: SX28245
Died: 25 June 1944
Age: 35 year
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row D – Grave 5
Harold John Thorn was born 5 September 1908 to John and Emma Jane (Drought) Thorn in Broken Hill, New South Wales, he had three siblings, Winifred born 1895, George 1900 and Marjorie in 1904.
Harold married Eva Isabel Clark in 1930 in Broken Hill, New South Wales. They had five children.
He enlisted on the 28 January 1943 in Keswick, South Australia and his next of kin was his wife, Eva.
Records state he died of injuries.
Harold John Thorn’s name is on the Adelaide Roll of Honour board and also located at panel 85 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (THORN Harold John) National Archives of Australia
Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
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