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NORTON, Eric Oswald
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX34884, N78698 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia, 19 October 1909 |
| Home Town: | Walcha, Walcha, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 25 September 1943, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Number ~ Plot EE. Row D. Grave 7. Personal Inscription ~ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Walcha & District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Captain, NX34884, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted NX34884, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, N78698 | |
| 25 Sep 1943: | Involvement Captain, NX34884, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns |
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