Norman John BAKER

BAKER, Norman John

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: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Truck Driver
Died: Died of wounds, New Guinea, 15 July 1943, aged 20 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
Plot R, Row A, Grave 4 Roll of Honour Shepparton, Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

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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Biography

58/59 Battalion

Rank - Private

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

Son of Henry and Isabel Baker, of Shepparton, Victoria