FOLKS, Norman Wakefield
| Service Number: | 531 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914, Maffia, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dry Creek, Bonnie Doon, Victoria, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Boisdale, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boisdale Honor Roll WW1, Bonnie Doon War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Maffra Shire Honour Roll, Mansfield War Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Maffia, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 531, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 531, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Norman Wakefield FOLKS was born in 1888 in Dry Creek, Bonnie Doon, Victoria
His parents were Thomas Allen FOLKS and Ann Elizabeth TROY
He enlisted on 17th September 1914 with the Australian Army - he was with the 14th Battalion, D Company. Unit embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Ulysses on 22nd December 1914
Norman was Killed in Action on 8th August 1915 - No Known Grave
He is commemorated at the Lone Pine Memorial and the Australian War Memorial
He saw service in Egypt and Gallipoli - medals awarded were
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Normans younger brother Allan Edward FOLKS was subsequently Killed in Action in France
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