Norman William HAMES

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Service Number:	WX17445
Enlisted:	27 October 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/5th Independent Company / Commando Squadron
Born:	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 1 October 1910
Home Town:	Victoria Park, Victoria Park, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Ice Vendor
Died:	Killed in Action, Papua, 24 January 1943, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot B. Row C. Grave 4. Personal Inscription ~ "HE SHALL GIVE HIS ANGELS CHARGE OVER THEE"
Memorials:	Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Victoria Park RSL Cenotaph

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, WX17445
27 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX17445
10 Jul 1942:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Independent Company / Commando Squadron

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