Regimental number | 3230 |
Place of birth | Capel, Western Australia |
Other Names | Norman Stanley |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.5 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 137 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emma Turner, Capel, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt under the Defence Act) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Unit name | 48th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Division Traffic Control Detachment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 23 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 February 1917. Marched into 12th Training Bn, Codford, 6 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 August 1917; taken on strength, 48th Bn, in the field, 25 August 1917. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917 (shell wound arm), and admitted to 5th Australian Divisional Rest Station, and transferred to 8th Australian Field Ambulance; to 4th NZ Field Ambulance, 13 October 1917; discharged to duty, 24 October 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 2 November 1917. Taken on strength, 4th Division Traffic Control Detachment, 31 January 1918. On leave to England, 22 October 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 7 November 1918. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 20 May 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of Exeter', 12 July 1919; disembarked Fremantle, 16 August 1919; discharged, Perth, 24 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | No Embarkation Roll for 48th Bn, 8th Reinforcement. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TURNER Norman |