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CRAWFORD, Norman Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX42392 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Berry, New South Wales, Australia, 23 June 1920 |
| Home Town: | Farmeadow, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 12 September 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Berry War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX42392 | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX42392, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Sep 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX42392, Sydney per JJ, disembarked Singapore | |
| 5 Oct 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, General Base Depot Malaya, Marched into AIF GBD | |
| 2 Dec 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Jan 1942: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX42392, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore, GSW L Deltoid (Shoulder) | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Japanese POW, Changi Camp Singapore and A Force Thailand | |
| 12 Sep 1944: | Imprisoned Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru) |
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