Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Woollahra, New South Wales |
Other Names | NORTON-RUSSELL, George Harold |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Insurance broker |
Address | 76 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Brother, Percy Norton Russell, Old South Head Road, Waverley, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
Promotions |
Captain Unit: PSL Promotion date: |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Albert and Henrietta NORTON-RUSSELL |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When his party had been caught by enemy barrage and suffered heavily, he rallied them and led them forward until severely wounded himself. His coolness and personal example restored order under very heavy shell fire.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front, England Served as a company commander at Gallipoli. Served with the 21st Battalion at Bullecourt; won the Military Cross and lost his leg. After leaving hospital served with the 2nd Training Brigade, Salisbury Plain, England. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Plassy', 17 March 1919; disembarked Sydney, 30 April 1919; discharged (appointment terminated), Sydney, 20 October 1920. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Full name: George Harold Norton-Russell |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 52 |
Place of burial | Family Vault, Rookwood Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RUSSELL Harold Norton |