LAWRIE, Norman Herbert
| Service Number: | 1689 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1916, Jamestown, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Napperby, South Australia, 7 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Napperby, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Napperby Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Died of wounds, United Kingdom, 13 May 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Plymouth (Efford) Cemetery, Devon, England, General C. 4245. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (2), Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jamestown Presbyterian Church WW1 Honor Roll, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, Port Pirie Napperby Congregational Church Memorial Pulpit |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1689, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1689, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1689, 48th Infantry Battalion, Jamestown, South Australia | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1689, 48th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), GSW head and right buttock (severe) | |
| 13 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1689, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 13th May…… Norman Herbert Lawrie was born at Nelshaby, near Napperby, South Australia on 7th November, 1895.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 17th February, 1916 as a 20 year old, single, Gardener from Jamestown, South Australia.
Private Norman Herbert Lawrie, Service number 1689, embarked from Adelaide, South Australia on HMAT Aeneas (A60) on 11th April, 1916 with the 48th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements. He embarked on Franconia on 6th June, 1916 from Alexandria & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 16th June, 1916.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
He proceeded overseas via Folkestone on 24th January, 1917 from 12th Training Battalion at Codford, Wiltshire. Private Lawrie was marched in to 4th A.D.B.D. (Australian Divisional Base Depot) at Etaples, France on 25th January, 1917. He was marched out from 4th A.D.B.D. on 5th February, 1917 & was taken on strength of 48th Battalion in France on 6th February, 1917 from 2nd Reinforcements.
On 11th April, 1917 Private Norman Herbert Lawrie was wounded in action. He was admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance on 11th April, 1917 with bullet wound to Leg. Private Lawrie was transferred to 49th Casualty Clearing Station on 11th April, 1917 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to Head & Back then transferred on 13th April, 1917 to Ambulance Train. He was admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital at Rouen, France on 13th April, 1917 with shrapnel wound/s to Head. Private Lawrie embarked for England on 19th April, 1917 on Hospital Ship St. George.
He was admitted to Military Hospital, Devonport, England on 20th April, 1917 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to Head & Right Buttock (severe). The Hospital Admissions form recorded “C. S. Meningitis. Developed in hospital where patient had been for 3 weeks suffering from G.S.W. of head.”
Private Norman Herbert Lawrie died at 11.50 am on 13th May, 1917 at Military Hospital, Devonport, England from wounds received in action in France – G.S.W to Head & Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.
He was buried in Efford Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon, England where 48 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/g---m.html
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