Soldier profiles

Name : LOCK, HARRY LUXTON
Service Number : SX6846
Date of Birth : 09/07/1920
Place of Birth : RENMARK, SA
Known as : HARRY
Occupation on Enlistment : PRINTER
Date of Enlistment : 29/06/1940
Locality on Enlistment : RENMARK, SA
Place of Enlistment : WAYVILLE, SA
Next of Kin : LOCK, AUDREY
Rank (at time of discharge / death) : LIEUTENANT
Service : ARMY
Final Posting : 2/2 PIONEER BATTALION
Position / Platoon / Company (as 2/2 Pioneer) (date / details) : 16 PLATOON D COMPANY
Unit Transfers / Promotions (date / details) : 2/48 BATTALION, 23/01/1944 LIEUTENANT (AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY REINFORCEMENTS)
Theatres of War : EGYPT, SYRIA, NEW GUINEA, BORNEO
Actions : EL ALAMEIN (EGYPT), BALIKPAPAN (BORNEO), TARAKAN (BORNEO)
Wounded (date / details) :
Discharged : 27/11/1945
Date Died : 12/09/2019
Age at Death : 99
Community Roll of Honour : N/A
Buried Location / Memorial (P.O.W., D.O.W., K.I.A.) : N/A
K.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
D.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
M.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. (location/s) : NO
Died P.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. Camps (details) : N/A
Recovered P.O.W. (location/s) : N/A
Honours and Gallantry : None for display
Applicable Australian War Memorial circulars : NO
References found (entries & photos) : National Archives of Australia (Barcode 6395461 [DIGITISED]), WW2 Nominal Roll, Paybook photo, Officer commission, M_YOUNG_9.jpg, M_YOUNG_10.jpg, M_YOUNG_6.jpg, The West Australian 06/03/1943 (size 510kB).pdf" TITLE="PastArticles510kB-XXX.pdf">The West Australian 06/03/1943 (size 510kB).pdf">Past article (size 510kB)

Background : Son of John Lock, of Renmark, South Australia, Australia. Married to Audrey Lock 09/03/1943. RECENT photo taken in 2009. Served in Tobruk before transferring to 2/2 Pioneers.

Service & personal summary Single when enlisted. At discharge : height 6 feet 0.5 inches, grey eyes, dark complexion, dark brown hair. Marital status : married. Marks / scars : linear scar outside left lower leg. Full time war service : A.I.F. 29/06/1940 to 27/11/1945 which included 1978 days active service (733 days within Australia & 1104 days overseas). Operational service : Middle East area, embarked from Australia 17/11/1940, disembarked in Australia 25/02/1943, New Guinea area, embarked from Australia 03/08/1943, disembarked in Australia 22/09/1943, Borneo area, embarked from Australia 12/04/1945, disembarked in Australia 19/11/1945. War badge no. 173931. Discharge certificate no. 19228.

Service record.
29/06/1940 Reported for duty Recruit Reception Depot.
03/07/1940 Marched out to No.2 Infantry Training Battalion, Wayville, South Australia.
27/08/1940 Marched into 2/48 Infantry Battalion from No. 2 Infantry Training Battalion.
15/10/1940 Granted pre embarkation leave 15/10/1940 to 24/10/1940.
17/11/1940 Embarked 4 Military District (South Australia) on R.M.S. Stratheden.
17/12/1940 Disembarked Middle East.
14/01/1941 Cinematograph operators No.1 course.
20/01/1941 Rejoined unit from course.
11/01/1942 Appointed Lance Corporal.
10/05/1942 Evacuated to 2/11 Field Ambulance Main Dressing Station with Acute appendicitis.
17/05/1942 Evacuated from 2/11 Field Ambulance Main Dressing Station to 2/3 Casualty Clearing Station.
23/05/1942 Evacuated from 2/3 Casualty Clearing Station to 53 British General Hospital.
25/05/1942 Evacuated from 53 British General Hospital to 6 Australian General Hospital.
29/05/1942 Evacuated from 6 Australian General Hospital to 1 Australian Convalescent Depot.
15/06/1942 Discharged 1 Australian Convalescent Depot and marched into 26 Infantry Training Battalion.
18/06/1942 Marched out to 2/48 Infantry Battalion.
19/06/1942 Taken on strength from 26 Infantry Training Battalion to 2/48 Infantry Battalion.
28/07/1942 Promoted to acting Corporal.
17/09/1942 Rank of Corporal confirmed.
10/11/1942 Promoted to acting Sergeant.
19/12/1942 Attending Middle East Training Centre No.8 Course Infantry Section Leading.
09/01/1943 Rejoined unit from course.
15/01/1943 Reverted to Corporal.
15/01/1943 Appointed Lance Sergeant.
01/02/1943 Embarked Middle East per L4 (convoy).
25/02/1943 Disembarked Melbourne, Victoria.
07/07/1943 Promoted to acting Sergeant.
03/08/1943 Embarked Cairns, Queensland on U.S.S. Henry T. Allen.
06/08/1943 Disembarked Milne Bay, New Guinea.
17/09/1943 Attending Australian Officer Cadets Training Unit South Australia Lines of Communication.
21/09/1943 Rank of Sergeant confirmed.
22/09/1943 Emplaned Port Moresby, New Guinea and deplaned Townsville, Queensland.
08/11/1943 Evacuated from Officer Cadets Training Unit South Australia Lines of Communication to 32 Convalescent Hospital.
09/11/1943 Evacuated from 32 Convalescent Hospital to 121 Australian General Hospital with Malaria.
29/11/1943 Discharged 121 Australian General Hospital to Officer Cadets Training Unit South Australia Lines of Communication.
23/01/1944 Promoted to Lieutenant Australian Infantry Reinforcements.
23/01/1944 Marched out to Leave and Transit Depot for leave.
25/02/1944 Marched out to Australian Training Centre (Jungle Warfare) Canungra, Queensland.
06/03/1944 Marched out from Officer Cadets' Training Unit to Queensland Lines of Communication.
26/06/1944 Marched out to 2/2 Pioneer Battalion.
30/06/1944 Transferred from Australian Infantry Reinforcements to 2/2 Pioneer Battalion.
04/03/1945 Marched out to Training School and transferred to X list.
05/03/1945 to 05/04/1945 Training School Pioneer Wing Course No.5.
06/04/1945 Marched in from Training School and struck off X list.
12/04/1945 Embarked Cairns, Queensland on U.S.A.T. Sea Barb.
21/04/1945 Disembarked Morotai.
23/04/1945 Embarked Morotai for Tarakan on U.S.S. LCI-1076.
18/05/1945 Embarked Tarakan for Morotai on U.S.S. LST-466.
21/06/1945 Embarked Morotai for Balikpapan, Borneo on U.S.S. LST-1017.
11/11/1945 Embarked Balikpapan, Borneo on H.M.S. Implacable.
19/11/1945 Disembarked Sydney, New South Wales.
22/11/1945 Marched into South Australia Lines of Communication from 2/2 Pioneer Battalion for disposal.
27/11/1945 Marched out to South Australia Lines of Communication area Discharge Depot for finalisation.
27/11/1945 Appointment terminated (last day full time duty).
28/11/1945 Transferred to Australian Army Infantry Reserve (Reserve of Officers), South Australia.