Norman John BAKER

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Service Number:	VX137905
Enlisted:	3 April 1943, In The Field
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Elmurst, Victoria, Australia., 3 March 1923
Home Town:	Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Truck Driver
Died:	Died of wounds, New Guinea, 15 July 1943, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot R. Row A. Grave 4. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE...LOVING NATURE WILL ALWAYS BE CHERISHED".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX137905
3 Apr 1943:	Enlisted In The Field
3 Apr 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX137905, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF

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58/59 Battalion

Rank - Private

Medals: 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal, Defence Medal

Son of Henry and Isabel Baker, of Shepparton, Victoria