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217676 Pte. Benjamin Gower Hardy GC. Australian Military Forces 22nd Garrison Btn. Australian Army from:Australia (d.5th Aug 1944) Benjamin Bower Hardy served with the 22nd Australian Garrison Battalion, Australian Military Force and died on the 5th August 1944 during Japanese POW Breakout at Cowra Camp. He was born in Sydney, Ben Hardy in 1898 and was a 43-year-old motor driver when he enlisted in late 1941. The George Cross, posthumously awarded for his bravery in confronting a prisoner-of-war breakout at Cowra POW Camp, was presented to his sister in 1952. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.