LUKER, Reginald
| Service Numbers: | NX193946, N463364 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57/60 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia , 6 July 1925 |
| Home Town: | Freshwater (Formerly Harbord), New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Certificate for entry to Secondary School |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 24 June 1945, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section C. Plot 2. Row B. Grave 20. Inscription: "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW, Preston 57/60th Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX193946 | |
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| 22 Jul 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N463364, Camp Staff (Redbank), Enlisted for war service in the Australian Military Forces in Paddington, New South Wales. | |
| 21 Oct 1944: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX193946 | |
| 24 Jun 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX193946, 57/60 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Killed in action Bougainville. |
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Extract from Australian War Memorial - Accession Number: P09131.001.
NX193946 - Private Reginald (Reg) Luker, 57/60 Battalion, of Queenscliff, NSW. Reg Luker worked as a butcher and first attempted to enlist at the age of 16. He enlisted in the Citizen's Military Force (service number N463364) at the age of 18, and enlisted in the 2nd AIF in October 1944. Private Luker was killed in action in Bougainville on 24th June 1945, aged 19 years. Private Luker's father NX55412 Sapper Stanley Luker, 7th Division Engineers, and brothers, NX141626 Private Henry Alfred Luker, 18 Field Regiment, and NX66287 Sapper Stanley Raymond Luker, 17 Training Battalion, also served. All survived and returned to Australia.
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