Regimental number | 522 |
Place of birth | Bloomfield, Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales |
School | Murrin Provisional School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bloomfield, Cargelligo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eliza Norris, Bloomfield, Cargelligo, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hangard Wood, France |
Age at death | 26.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Hangard Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. II), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 127 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Eliza Mary NORRIS, Bloomfield, Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1959 Temp. Cpl Stanley Osmond NORRIS, MM, 50th Bn, returned to Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |