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BAKER, Hector Norman

Service Number:	NX42958
Enlisted:	16 August 1941, Paddington, New South Wales Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 7 August 1909
Home Town:	Guildford, Hepburn, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 24 May 1945, aged 35 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot KK. Row D. Grave 6. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, NX42958
16 Aug 1941:	Enlisted Paddington, New South Wales Australia
16 Aug 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX42958, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Medals: 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Australian Service Medal