Regimental number | 1670 |
Place of birth | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
True Name | NORTH, Norman Volney |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o Aiken's Hotel, West Wyalong, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Miss Esther Conway, c/o Aiken's Hotel, West Wyalong, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, England Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 3 August 1915. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 21 August 1915; transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 24 August 1915 (diarrhoea); to Lowlands Division Casulaty Clearing Station, 27 August 1915; to HS 'Esmeralda', 25 August 1915, and transferred to Mudros, 27 August 1915, and admitted to Lowlands Division Dressing Station; transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, 13 September 1915; discharged to Base, 20 October 1915. Embarked for England on board HS 'Aquitania', 21 october 1915, and admitted to Military Hospital, Hampstead, London, 28 October 1915. Embarked Devonport for return to Egypt; disembarked Alexandria, 5 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 March 1916. Admitted to Field Ambulance, 7 April 1916 (dislocated hip); transferred to 8th Casualty Clearing Station, 8 April 1916; to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 11 April 1916; to England, 14 May 1916, and admitted to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield (dislocated right femur); discharged on furlough, 5 July 1916, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 19 July 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Wiltshire', 12 November 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 30 January 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BOYD Norman John |