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NORRIS, Ignatius Bertram

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	7 May 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 31 July 1880
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	St Ignatius College, Riverview, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Barrister-at-Law
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 35 years
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot III, Row A, Grave No 3
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Double Bay War Memorial

World War 1 Service

7 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 1st Infantry Battalion
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
1 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, Officer, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant Colonel awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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