PRAETZ, Norman Harry
| Service Number: | SX8723 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 July 1940, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 20 October 1908 |
| Home Town: | Millicent, Wattle Range, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese, Borneo, 7 June 1945, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial Panel 24 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kongorong Oval Memorial Gates, Millicent War Memorial, Mount Gambier High School Old Scholars WW2 Honour Roll, Mount Gambier War Memorial, Port MacDonnell Memorial Walk, Port MacDonnell War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, SX8723 | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 12 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX8723 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
SX8723 Private Norman Harry Praetz, No. 1 Company, Australian Army Service Corps was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force.
The 1494 POW's that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942.
Private Praetz, aged 36, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 7 June 1945.
He was the son of Gustav Adolf and Emily Praetz, and the husband of Ailsa Marjorie Praetz, of Enfield, SA.
He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 24.
Source: AWM
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