Ernest Edward NORBURY

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Service Number:	835
Enlisted:	29 August 1914, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 1883
Home Town:	Anakie, Central Highlands, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery:	Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row A, Grave 4, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

29 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 835, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 835, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 835, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
2 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 835, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 835 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-02

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Son of Thomas John and Sarah Jane Norbury of 74 First Avenue, Queen's Park Estate, Paddington, London, England

He was promoted to Lance Corporal but then relegated back to Private

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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