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DALTON, Norman Charles
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5384 |
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Enlisted: | 2 December 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 26 July 1899 |
Home Town: | Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 9 August 1916, aged 17 years |
Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ithaca War Memorial, Milton Christ Church Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5384, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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20 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5384, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
20 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5384, 15th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
9 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5384, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell wound (right and left thigh) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
Norman was only 17 years 14 days old when he died of shrapnel wounds to right and left thighs.