Norman Arthur READ

READ, Norman Arthur

Service Number: 1238
Enlisted: 1 February 1916, Armidale
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 33rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Johnburg, South Australia, Australia, 4 December 1892
Home Town: Attunga, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 19 October 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

1 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1238, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Armidale
4 May 1916: Involvement Private, 1238, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
4 May 1916: Embarked Private, 1238, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
25 Jun 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 33rd Infantry Battalion
19 Oct 1917: Involvement Corporal, 1238, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1238 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-19

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