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Norman Joseph STANNARD

Regimental number1712
Date of birth10 December 1893
Place of birthOuse, Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationWarder
AddressHospital for Insane, New Norfolk, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.9
Height5' 11"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinFather, Alfred Thomas Stannard, Victoria Valley, via Ouse, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 September 1915
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 3 July 1919
Discharge date27 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, 18 February 1918 (gun shot wound, right thigh).

Admitted to 51st General Hospital, 1 March 1918; discharged to duty, 3 May 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 64 days.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Zealandic', 3 July 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Hobart, 27 October 1919.

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

Also served in World War II: Service No T39159.
Date of death4 September 1962
Age at death68
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Hobart, Tasmania
SourcesNAA: B2455, STANNARD Norman Joseph

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