Cecil James BAK

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Service Number:	QX61455
Enlisted:	15 July 1944
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 8 April 1920
Home Town:	Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling:	Woree State School, Cairns High School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk employed by Burns Philp & Co Limited,
Died:	Died of Wounds, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 11 February 1945, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Burial Reference ~ Section A, Plot 4, Row C, Grave 7. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE FOREVER IN MY MIND".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 31/51 Australian Infantry Battalion (AIF) Roll of Honour, Cairns - 31/51 Australian Infantry Battalion

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Lieutenant, QX61455
15 Jul 1944:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, QX61455, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
11 Feb 1945:	Enlisted

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