Norman William LINDSAY

LINDSAY, Norman William

    Service Number: 5137
    Enlisted: 27 January 1916
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Taradale, Victoria, Australia, 1893
    Home Town: Greenbushes, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Western Australia
    Schooling: Taradale State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Engine Fitter
    Died: Killed in Action, Pradelles, France, 24 July 1918
    Cemetery: Borre British Cemetery
    Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 22
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Greenbushes War Memorial, W.A., Taradale State School 614 Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    27 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5137, 11th Infantry Battalion
    27 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5137, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA
    31 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 5137, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
    31 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 5137, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle
    6 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5137, 11th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, SW left hand
    20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5137, 11th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
    4 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5137, 11th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
    14 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5137, 11th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck
    24 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5137, 11th Infantry Battalion

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    Biography contributed by Robert Wight

    Norman William Lindsay is also remembered on the Taradale School Honour Roll and the Taradale War Memorial, Vic.

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