DRYSDALE, Norman Douglas
| Service Numbers: | 2013, V374941 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 March 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Yea, Victoria, Australia, 19 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Yea, Murrindindi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Yea Primary School |
| Occupation: | Saddler |
| Died: | Natural, 11 May 1962, aged 66 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Yea School No 699 Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 2013, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 2013, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V374941 |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Honoured British Empire Medal |
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Norman Douglas DRYSDALE
Regimental number
2013
Place of birth
Yea, Victoria
Religion
Presbyterian
Occupation
Saddler
Address
Ghin Ghin, Yea, Victoria
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation
20
Next of kin
Brother, Roderick Drysdale, Homewood, near Yea, Victoria
Enlistment date
26 November 1915
Rank on enlistment
Private
Unit name
4th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number
10/9/3
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll
Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll
1st Divisional Signal Company
Fate
Returned to Australia 20 May 1919
Other details
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal