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TASKER, Eric Donald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX23665 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia , 2 September 1913 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Jivevaneng, New Guinea, 16 October 1943, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Cemetery/memorial reference: BB. C. 5., Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, NX23665 | |
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| 31 May 1940: | Enlisted NX23665, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX23665, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1941: | Involvement NX23665, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 23 Oct 1942: | Involvement NX23665, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein | |
| 16 Oct 1943: | Involvement Sergeant, NX23665, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, KIA |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
Extract from 2/17 Bn's battle summary for 16 Oct 1943:
"Throughout the day four more attacks were made on the defences and at 1515 hrs Bn HQ was heavily bombarded with 81mm mortar fire when Harry Tasker of the MG Pl was killed by shrapnel."
[Source publication: "A History of 2/17 Australian Infantry Battalion 1940-45"]