| Regimental number | 2750 |
| Place of birth | Toolangie, Victoria |
| School | Kinglake State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | King Lake via Yarra Glenn, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Fred North, King Lake via Yarra Glenn, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 6 months in Area 45 Senior Cadets; moved out of area. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Frederick NORTH. Native of Toolangi, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 4261 Pte Arthur Charles NORTH, 57th Bn, returned to Australia, 17 July 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 31 January 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 15 February 1916.Taken on strength, 58th Bn, Ferry Post, 4 April 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, Ferry Post, 4 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Statement, Red Cross File No 2020313, 3852 Pte A.V. HAYMAN, 59th Bn, 11 June 1917: 'Captain Ackeroyd of the 59th Btn. wrote to Pte. North, brother of Casualty, about middle of February last, to the effect that Casualty was killed at Fleurbaix on the 19th July. Pte. North said he would keep the news back for fear of up-setting his people.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, NORTH Ernest Frederick
Red Cross File No 2020313 |
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