Norman Douglas BARREY

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Service Number:	WX15134
Enlisted:	21 July 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dwellingup, Western Australia, Australia, 29 July 1913
Home Town:	Victoria Park, Victoria Park, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Van Driver
Died:	Died of wounds, New Guinea, 28 October 1943, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot U. Row A. Grave 13. Personal Inscription ~ "THE NOBLEST MOTIVE IS SACRIFICE OF SELF FOR KING AND COUNTRY".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Victoria Park RSL Cenotaph

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, WX15134
21 Jul 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX15134, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion
28 Oct 1943:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX15134, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, Died as a result of gunshot wounds to abdomen, Langemak Bay area, New Guinea.

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