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NORRIE, Robert Nicol (Nichol)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1998 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1915, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broughty Ferry, Scotland , 1889 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Broughty Ferry Public School, Scotlabd |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 9 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1998, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA | |
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| 29 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1998, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1998, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1998, Gunshot wound to the eye |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 20 years
Brother of George Norrie of Peepoday Place Bath Street, Broth Ferry, Scotland
20 May 1916 - to hospital with Mumps
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal