Norman William ARMSTRONG

ARMSTRONG, Norman William

    Service Number: 2105
    Enlisted: 8 March 1915, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 6th reinforcement’s 6th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 20th April 1915
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 6th Machine Gun Company
    Born: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 16 February 1899
    Home Town: Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
    Schooling: Williamstown State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Driver
    Died: Natural Causes , Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 3 January 1961, aged 61 years
    Cemetery: Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
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    World War 1 Service

    8 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 6th reinforcement’s 6th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 20th April 1915
    17 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2105, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
    17 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2105, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
    7 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 6th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Gunshot Wound Neck Shell wound Back evacuated to 1st Australian General Hospital for treatment and convalescence
    25 Aug 1915: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion, Transferred and Taken on Strength of the 24th Battalion in the field Gallipoli
    13 Oct 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Enteric fever, Evacuated to Alexandria Egypt for treatment and convalescence
    29 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Evacuated to Convalescence Depot France for treatment Shell Shock
    9 Aug 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Training Depots, Transferred to Machine Gun Depot Francevfor duty
    4 Feb 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Machine Gun Company, Transferred to Unit in the field France for duty
    12 May 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 6th Machine Gun Company, Evacuated to England for return to Australia Medically Unfit Synovitis Right Knee
    23 Jul 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2105, 6th Machine Gun Company, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Right Knee

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    Biography contributed by Pam Hamilton

    Norman Armstrong late of Ferguson Street Williamstown 1914, Enlisted under age (16years 1 month).

    Held at Machine Gun Depot France in 1916 until age of 19 years ( real age at that time 17 .5 years)

    Already wounded twice by 1918, sent home home to Australia duty 

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