Regimental number | 4334 |
Place of birth | West Hindmarsh, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Fiter |
Address | Croydon, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emma Norrish, Port Road, Croydon, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England. Embarked Adelaide, 7 November 1916; disembarked England, 9 January 1917. Marched out of 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 24 April 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 25 April 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ayrshire', 23 May 1917; disembarked, 17 July 1917; discharged Adelaide (medically unfit, paralysis right foot, 'infantile'), 24 August 1917. Total war service: 327 days (of which 253 days were abroad). Medal: British War Medal. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, NORRISH Thomas Ridgway |