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Norman Ivor HEARD

Regimental number7015
Place of birthNoradjuna, Victoria
SchoolStawell, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLetter carrier
AddressElsternwick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs H M Heard, 62 Orrong Road, Elsternwick, Victoria
Enlistment date17 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 October 1917
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Age at death22
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row F), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
46
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Hannah HEARD, 62 Orrong Road, Elsternwick, Victoria
Family/military connectionsHis brother, Albert Jack Heard was killed at Gallipoli on 17th September, 1915.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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