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FLEMING, Norman MacPherson (McPherson)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1216 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Edinburgh, Scotland, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Daniel Stewart's College, Edinburgh, Scotalnd; School of Mines, Adelaide |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Es Salt, Palestine, 30 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Originally buried by A.N Webb but destroyed in following battle, Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jerusalem Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1216, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 21 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 1216, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 1216, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1216, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Wound at the Canal Zone with a gunshot wound to the left foot | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 1216, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1216 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-04-30 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 16 years. Brother of James George Grant Fleming DSO, MC of Edinburgh
Next of kin given as his unlce Rev. Peter Fleming of the Baptist Manse, Flinders Street, Adelaide, SA.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory
Prior to enlisted he had be apprenticed to Newton & MCLaren of Adelaide
Also served in the Senior Cadets and the Citizen Forces with the 22nd Engineer