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BLACKBURN, Norman George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX59688 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia., 26 August 1917 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wool Trade (Wool Classer) |
| Died: | Wounds, New Guinea, 4 October 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot EE. Row A. Grave 14. Personal Inscription ~ "THE SUPREME SACRIFICE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX59688 | |
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| 18 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX59688, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 19 Jun 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 2nd/3rd Pioneer Battalion |
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