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LONG, Norman Virrel
Personal Details
Service Number: | 591 |
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Enlisted: | 8 February 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sebastian, Victoria, Australia, 10 August 1896 |
Home Town: | Wedderburn, Loddon, Victoria |
Schooling: | Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 August 1916, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wedderburn Berrimal State School No 2403 Roll of Honor, Wedderburn Nine Mile Reef State School No. 3402 Honor Roll, Wedderburn War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 591, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 591, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 591, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
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