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LEASE, Norman Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX26800 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Numurkah, Victoria, Australia , 5 November 1909 |
| Home Town: | Numurkah, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Malaria, At Sea (enroute to Port Moresby), 27 February 1942, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Grave Reference, Location ~ Plot B. Row B. Grave 7. Personal Inscription ~ "TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Numurkah & District War Memorial Hospital, Numurkah and District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 24 Jun 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX26800, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX26800, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
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