MACLEAN, Norman Arthur
| Service Number: | 1032 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Yamba, New South Wales, March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Turramurra, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station overseer |
| Died: | Armidale and New England Dist. Hos. Armidale, NSW, 9 March 1933, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Armidale General Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Turramurra Memorial Park Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1032, Camel Corps | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1032, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1032, Camel Corps, RMS Morea, Sydney | |
| 31 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 7 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1032, 11th Light Horse Regiment |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Pte Norman Arthur MACLEAN
Regimental Number: 1032
Unit Name: May 1916 Reinforcements
(1st Reinforcements Camel Corps)
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Station overseer , 'Llanillo', Walgett, NSW
Address: Turramurra, NSW
Age of Enlistment: 25 years
Enlistment Date and Place: 8 February 1916,
Casula, NSW
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs Letitia Mary Maclean, 'Wollondale', Turramurra, NSW
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board RMS Morea, on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll: Private
Unit from Nominal Roll: 11th Light Horse Regiment
Campaigns Served: Egypt
War Service/Promotions: Norman was attached to the Depot Battalion until his embarkation. After
arriving in Egypt, he was admitted to the Government Hospital, Suez, with mumps on 1 July 1916, and then transferred to 1st A.D. Hospital, Abbassia, Egypt. By 23 July 1916, he was Taken on Strength Imperial Camel Corps, Abbassia, and then attached to the C.O. Australian Res. Imperial Camel Corps, on 29 July 1917. On 25 January 1917, Taken on Strength, 1 Anzac Battalion, Imperial Camel Brigade. On 25 October 1917, Norman was sent to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Moascar, Egypt, with malaria, and then transferred to hospital in Serapeum, Egypt. Discharged to duty on 15 November 1917. Posted to 1st Battalion (Camel Corp.), Abbassia, on 31 December 1917. Admitted to hospital at Port Said, Egypt, on 25 May 1918 with malaria, until 25 June 1918. Marched out to Moascar, Egypt, on 4 July 1918. On that date marched in ex hospital to 5th Light Horse. On 24 July marched in to 4th Training Regiment, then to 11th Light Horse Regiment on 29 July 1918. Back to hospital with malaria on 9 November 1918 and again on 20 January 1919. Then invalided back to Australia.
Fate: Returned to Australia per HMAT A14 Euripides, 16 March 1919. He married Nina Wellesley Chapman, 11 February 1925, St James', Turramurra, NSW.
Place of Death: 9 March 1933, Armidale and New England District Hospital, Armidale, NSW
Place of Burial: Armidale Cemetery, Armidale, NSW
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
War Memorial/Honour Roll: Turramurra Memorial Park, Turramurra, NSW
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