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Norman PITTERSON

Regimental number822
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer
AddressSmith's Mill, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs B Pitterson, Railway Parade, Smith's Mill, Western Australia
Enlistment date10 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal RollWarrant Officer (Class II)
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917).

FateDied of wounds 7 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row c, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
62
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Benjamin and Hannah PITTERSEN. Native of Glen Forest, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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