DOYLE, Norman Allister
| Service Number: | 3776 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 7 June 1897 |
| Home Town: | Narrabri, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 21 February 1976, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3776, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 3776, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 3776, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3776, 1st Infantry Battalion |
Pte Norman Allister DOYLE
From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Pte Norman Allister DOYLE
Regimental Number: 3776
Unit Name: 55th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Labourer
Address: Narrabri, NSW
Age at Enlistment: 19 years and 11 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 12 June 1917, Narrabri, NSW
Next of Kin: Father, Mr. Harold Allister Doyle, Spring Creek, Narrabri, NSW
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A14 Euripides, on 31 October 1917
Rank from Nominal Roll: Private
Unit from Nominal Roll: 1st Battalion
Campaigns Served: Western Front
War Service/Promotions: To 14th Training Battalion, Codford, England, 27 December 1917. Admitted No. 3 New Zealand General Hospital, with mumps, 10 February 1918. Discharged from hospital 26 February 1918 to Training Depot. Proceeded overseas to France via Dover on 1 April 1918. Marched into No. 4 Medical Base Depot, Calais, France, on 1 April 1918. On 12 April 1918 admitted to hospital ex 1st Aust. Divisional Reinforcements Wing. Invalided to U.K. on 18 April 1918 and admitted Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, England, 19 April 1918, with influenza. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital on 30 April 1918. On 4 July 1918 proceeded overseas to France. He was court martialled on 16 October 1918 for desertion, and sentenced to 3 years penal servitude. His sentence was suspended on 25 April 1919.
Fate: Returned to Australia per SS Ormonde, 16 June 1919. He married (1) Grace Mary Robinson, 27 August 1921, Narrabri, NSW. He married (2) Mary Eileen Smith, 1951, Kogarah, NSW.
Place of Death: 21 February 1976, Sydney, NSW
Place of Cremation: Rookwood, NSW
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
Submitted 25 July 2019 by Evan Evans
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