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GORRINGE, Norman Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 64818 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 May 1942, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 78 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia, 1 June 1911 |
| Home Town: | Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua, Papua New Guinea |
| Schooling: | Katoomba Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Manager Overseas Shipping Department, Steamships Trading Coy, Port Moresby |
| Died: | Coronary Pulmonale, chronic obstructive airways disease, coronary artery disease and alcoholism, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 15 September 1980, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Ashes scattered in the Memorial garden. |
| Memorials: | Australian Capital Territory Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 64818, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 May 1942: | Wounded | |
| 17 Mar 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 78 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 30 Nov 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 64818 | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Australia Service Medal 1939-1945, Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 |
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