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FALLS, Norman John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2394 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Stawell, Northern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2394, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2394, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2394, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2394 awm_unit: 2 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-14 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larina Harper
By the time Norman enlisted his father had passed away. His birth was registered in Stawell although Norman states place of birth to be Marrickville near Sydney, NSW. His brother is Henry "Harold" and listed as his next of Kin. He was survived by his brother and two sisters.