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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: | 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion |
| 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 (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot LL, Row B, Grave 8. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE". |
| 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 (WW2) , Private, VX146121 | |
| 5 Apr 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 May 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX146121, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , Died from injuries incurred after diving off a barge and striking his head on the sea bed. |
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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
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