Wilfred John NORRIS

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Service Number:	2669
Enlisted:	16 July 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lucknow, India, 23 September 1889
Home Town:	Warburton, Yarra Ranges, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Electrician
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 March 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Warburton RSL Gallipoli Memorial

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2669, Claremont, Tasmania
10 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2669, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
10 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2669, 12th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne
29 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2669, 52nd Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2669 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-03-29

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