GERKE, Jack - WX7309, 57546, 5400076

Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia

Major Jack Gerke

Conflict	World War 2, Korea
Service Arm	Australian Imperial Force Australian Army
Unit	2/16 Infantry Battalion, Z Force, 3RAR
Service No.	WX7309, 57546, 5400076
Service Arm	Army
Date of Birth	7 Jun 1915
Birthplace	Perth, WA
Residence	Perth, WA
Date of Death
Relatives	Father - Albert H Gerke Wife - Gladys Gerke

World War 2 documents - Jack Gerke was a part of the 2/16th Infantry Battalion from 1940 to 1946.

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• This map was given to Officers to prepare for the landing at Balikpapan, Borneo.

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"The Australian Discovery of Indonesia, 1945", Journal of the Australian War Memorial, No 17, by Reid, Anthony. The pages pertaining to Jack Gerke have been annotated by Jack.

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Jack Gerke was a Staff Investigator for the 8th Military District - Japanese War in the South West Pacific Criminal Atrocities from 1946 to 1947.

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General Hatazo Atachi was Commander in Chief in the Imperial Japanese 18th Army. He surrendered to the Australian Military and was charged with war crimes towards prisoners of war. On 10th September, 1947 he committed suicide after writing a number of letters.

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Jack Gerke was a part of a special 'K' Force during the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. He also served with the 3rd Royal Australian Regiment.

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