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ABEL, Norman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX146121 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1943, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 18 September 1924 |
| Home Town: | Burnley, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Injuries, New Guinea, 5 May 1945, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Plot LL. Row B, Grave 8 Roll of Honor Richmond, Victoria, Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX146121 | |
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| 26 Aug 1943: | Enlisted Victoria, Australia | |
| 26 Aug 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX146121 |
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2/5 Battalion
Served in c adtes and Militia service number V503658
Record has report stating that he was working on a barge and was given permission to swim. He dived off the barge striking his head on the seabed caused fractures and dislocation of his lower spine. His death was ruled as accidental