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NORTON, Gilbert James Haynes
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3926 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia, 24 April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Nyah, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Nyah State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nyah Memorial Gates, Swan Hill War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3926, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3926, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
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