Harold Baldwin

Harold Baldwin

Personal Information
Date of Birth	18 Jun 1922
Place of Birth	Albany, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	19 years, 3 months
Description	5'6" (1.65m tall ; ; fair complexion ; blue eyes ; fair hair ; scar above left knee
Occupation	Dairy hand
Religion	Methodist
Address	"Grovehurst", Lefroy road, Kelmscott, Western Austrealia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr Joseph Baldwin
Military Information
Reg Number	WX28394
Date of Enlistment	27 Jul 1942
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	2/28th Australian Infantry Battalion
Post War Details
Fate	Returned to Australia
Medals	1939-45 Star Pacific Star War Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1939-45

War Service

Harold enlisted Part Time in the CMF on 12 Oct 1941 while working at Southern Cross. On 29 Oct 1941 he was taken on strength by the 25th Australian Machine Gun Regiment. On 8 Dec 1941 Harold was admitted to the Northam Camp Dressing Station with Rubella but returned to duty on 11 Dec 1941. On 13 Dec 1941 he was again at the Camp Dressing Station with a sore throat, and this time he returned to his unit on 18 Dec 1941. Harold was called up for full time duty on 15 Dec 1941.

From 3 Apr until 5 May 1942 Harold was detached tothe No. 3 Special Detachment at Pearce. He had a further detachment on 14 Jul 1942 to the 6th Australian Infantry Brigade at Gingin before returning to his unit (now named the 25th Australian Cavalry Regiment and later the 5th Australian Reconnaissance Battalion, ) on 8 Aug 1942 at Northampton. In the meantime on 27 Jul 1942 Harold had enlisted in the 2nd AIF. From 10 - 19 Oct 1942 Harold was treated by the 2nd Field Ambulance at Mullewa. on 7 Dec 1942 Harold was seen by the 3rd Australian Light Field Ambulance at Tenindewa beforte be passed on to the Heavy Section of the 8th Australian Casualty Clearing Station the same day. On 19 Dec 1942 he was transferred to 118th Australian General Hospital. Recovering, he was released on 16 Dec 1942 to the ARD. her returned to his unit on 7 Jan 1943. On 20 Jan 1943 a Court of Inquiry found that Harold had been accidentally injured with damage to the cornea of his eyes and attendant conjunctivitis. On 28 Sep 1943 Harold entrained at bellview for New South Wales where he arriced on 5 Oct 1943.

On the same day he was transferred to the General Infantry Reinforcements pool and was transferred on 30 Oct 1943 to the Australian Training Cente Jungle Warfare Centre in Queensland where he arrived on 3 Nov 1943.

NG 20 Dec 1943 - 7 Mar 1944

NG 23 Apr 1945 - 26 Jan 1946

Demobed 2 May 1946

Post War

Electoral Roll entries: 1949 - 58 Albany road, Kelmscott, no occupation; 1963 Port Hedland PWD, carpenter; 1968 - 1980 at 13 Fifth avenue, Armadale, carpenter. In August 1987 Harold was living at 13 Bray street, Kelmscott.

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