The Soldier's Details

Surname:
Eastwood
First Name:
Harold
Rank:
Private
Regimental #:
WX10114
Classification:
Signaller
Company:
Headquarters Company
Enlisted:
13.12.1940
DOB:
3.05.1908
Place of Birth:
Manchester, England
Father's Name:
William John Eastwood
Mothers's Name:
Violet Eastwood
Religion:
Church of England
Pre-war Occupation:
Oil Grader
Memorial:
Kranji War Cemetery, Plot 1, Row 4, Grave 15, Age 33.
Cause of Death:
Killed in Action
Place of Death:
Reformatory Road, Ulu Pandan
Date of Death:
10.02.1942
Buried:
Where killed at map reference 763132 by Major A. Cough Party on 21.12.1942

General Description

Aub Hosking, Vern Hoppe, Billy Grundy, Harold Eastwood, Ted Cosson and Harry Picket
Aub Hosking, Vern Hoppe, Billy Grundy, Harold Eastwood, Ted Cosson and Harry Picket

 

L-R Claude Gault, Jack Wren, George Gossage, Harold Eastwood, Bob Ramage
L-R Claude Gault, Jack Wren, George Gossage, Harold Eastwood, Bob Ramage

 

Harold Eastwood, Kranji
Harold Eastwood, Kranji

 

 

Eastwood Harold

 

 

 

 

Below:  Eastwood family on  board ‘Orsova’ dep England 1914

 

The Eastwood family departed England 25 Sept 1914 on ‘Orsova’ for Australia.  Harold’s father William John 40 years, farmer, his mother Violet 28 years, Harold 10 years, Violet 7 years, Cyril 5 years and Hilda 4 years.

 

Below:  Harold Eastwood’s family notified of his death Singspore 1942

 

 

By trawling through Trove Newspaper Archives we have discovered much more about Harold’s life.

 

Below 2/4th’s Harold Eastwood married in 1941 to Evelyn C. Seaton, and Norm Fraser married Jess Brooke.

 

 

 

Below:  Harold announces engagement to Margaret Foley 19 Oct 1930.  This union appears to have not proceeded.

 

Below:  1931 Harold is Manager of Minnivale Farmers Co-operative store when he falls and receives injuries.

 

 

 

Below:  Oct 1927, Harold playing cricket for Minnivale.

 

Below:  Eastwood to Melbourne returning as GM Minnivale Co-op 1928

 

Below:  Eastwood is part of his sister’s wedding party 7 Sept 1928

 

 

Below: Eastwood Tennis Jun 1929, Harold is leading tennis player.

 

Below:  3 Oct 1931 – Dowerin Hockey Ball – Harold is a talented dancer & with his partner Pat Foley, makes a name for them both.

 

Below:  Sep 1932 Harold departs Minnivale for new job at Meekathara.

 

 

Below:  Eastwood football Sept 1934

Below:  Eastwood leaves Wiluna Sep 1935

 

Below:  Nov 1938 – Eastwood Football

 

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