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MOUNSEY, Norman John Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2689 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 6 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | North Adelaide State School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Loco Cleaner |
| Died: | Parkholme, South Australia, 30 November 1955, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Lower North Adelaide War Memorial WW1, North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2689 | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2689, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| Date unknown: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2689, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2689, 4th Field Ambulance |
Personal Stories
Coolness and Courage
Norman John Edwin Mounsey (M.M.), Private, Australian Field Ambulance enlisted for WW1 along with 3 of his brothers.
On 10th August 1918, as a stretcher bearer with the No.3 Field Ambulance, dressed wounds and carried soldiers to comparative safety whilst under heavy shell fire in company with Lance Corporal H.N.McLeod (M.M.).
From the ensuing citation, "Their courage and coolness has drawn upon them the admiration of their comrades."
Returning home from WW1 Grandad proceeded to have a large family with his wife Olive Hope Mounsey, my father Norman Edwin Derrick Mounsey being born in 1932.
He went on to serve in WW2 and returned home safely, passing away 30th November 1955.
Submitted 25 April 2025 by Linda North (nee Mounsey)
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