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PINKSTONE, Norman Ewart Franklin
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 883, N202166 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 6 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Cootamundra, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Died: | Natural causes, Cootamundra Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 22 March 1973, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wagga Wagga Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium Cremated |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 883, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Sydney | |
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| 1 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 883, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 883, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 883, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 883, 3rd Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Shell Shock | |
| 13 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Dec 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 15 Sep 1920: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 55th Infantry Battalion, SS Niagara, Vancouver, Canada for return to Australia following completion of 12 months leave, commencing on 10 August 1919, as a member of the Australian Army Irrigation Party in the USA - disembarking Sydney 11 October 1920. | |
| 25 Oct 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 55th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Mar 1942: | Enlisted N202166 |
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