Harold Page

Harold Page
Page c. 1930
Personal details
Born(1888-08-08)8 August 1888
Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Died1 July 1942(1942-07-01) (aged 53)
at sea
Spouse
Anne Brewster
(m. 1919)
RelationsSir Earle Page (brother)
Rodger Page (brother)
Robert Page (son)
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Imperial Force
Years of service1915–1919
RankMajor
Commands25th Battalion (acting)
Battles/wars
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches

Major Harold Hillis Page DSO, MC (8 August 1888 – 1 July 1942) was an Australian Army officer and public servant. He rose from private to major during the First World War, and was temporary commander of the 25th Battalion on several occasions. He subsequently joined the Commonwealth Public Service and was posted to the Territory of New Guinea, serving as government secretary from 1923 and as acting administrator on a number of occasions. He was captured by the Japanese in 1942 and is listed among those killed in the sinking of the Montevideo Maru.


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