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WOOKEY, Norman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 186 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
| Born: | Snake Valley, Victoria, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Snake Valley, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 28 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot 1, Row D, Grave 18, Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Achiet-le-Grand, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaufort War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 186, Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 186, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 186, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 13 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 186, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (right hand) | |
| 27 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 186, Severe wounds to the right hand side | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 186, 4th Division Heavy and Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 186 awm_unit: 4th Australian Medium Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1917-04-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Francis and Margaret Wookey of Snake Valley, Victoria, Australia
15 May 1915 - Fined 7 days full pay for striking a Gunner with his fist
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal