BERNAU, Norman Leslie Spencer
| Service Number: | 43 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Memorials: | Bendigo St. John's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 43, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 43, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
Norman Leslie Spencer Bernau was born in Bendigo, the son of Mrs Susan Bernau. The family later moved to 119 Fawkner Street, North Fitzroy.
Norman Leslie Spencer Bernau was one month short of his 26th birthday when he enlisted in Melbourne. He was 5’ 7” tall, with brown eyes and dark hair, and listed his occupation as Driver. He was employed by Messrs Henry Berry and Co., Merchants, of Collins Street. He Attested for Service on 9.2.15 and was appointed to the 22nd Battalion, with Service No. 43. The Battalion embarked for overseas on 10.5.15.
The 22nd Battalion disembarked at Anzac on 5.9.15 and moved into the trenches on Lone Pine Hill. Norman Leslie Spencer Bernau became dangerously ill on 16.11.15, suffering from Enteric Fever. He spent the following four months in hospital in Malta and England.
On 4.4.16 he was transferred to the 60th Battalion which was stationed at Ferry Post in Ismailia, Egypt. The battalion moved into the front trenches of the Suez Canal defences on 15.4.16. Shortly after this Norman Leslie Spencer Bernau was admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of Hernia (20.4.16 ).
On 24.6.16 he embarked for Australia for Discharge, Medically Unfit. (Hernia).
“The Men Listed on the Roll of Honour, St John’s Presbyterian Church, Bendigo”: Larna Malone
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