Norman Herbert MIKALSEN

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MIKALSEN, Norman Herbert

Service Number:	7028
Enlisted:	10 October 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glass House Mountains, Queensland, Australia, 19 November 1898
Home Town:	Glass House Mountains, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 25 August 1918, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 7
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

10 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland
17 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7028, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7028, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
25 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7028, 9th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days"

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Biography

"Mrs. G. H. Mikalsen, mother of the late Pte. Mikalsen, has received letters from Sergeant D. Howell and Lieutenant C. M. Wrench, bearing sympathy and tributes to the deceased, and explaining that death came quickly from a machine gun bullet. The former said:

"He was such a bright and lively boy, well-liked by all the boys in the platoon."

Lieutenant Wrench, who was his officer, wrote:—

"He was a brave lad. Though the youngest boy in the platoon he always bore a spirit of joyfulness and ever looked on the biggest side, even in the 'glummest' moments. Your son was always one of the foremost to rush dugouts and machine gun posts. The loss of such a redoubtable spirit will be felt by us all." - from the Brisbane Daily Standard 20 Dec 1918 (nla.gov.au)

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