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CAIRNS, Norman Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 21199 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Broncho Pneumonia, France, 12 February 1919, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Maubeuge (Sous-le-Bois) Cemetery Row B, Grave 28 Headstone Inscription "FIGHTING FOR GOD FOR RIGHT AND LIBERTY SUCH A DEATH IS IMMORTALITY" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Windsor War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 21199, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 21199, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 15 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 12 Feb 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 21199, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 21199 awm_unit: 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1919-02-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of John and Stella E. J. CAIRNS, of John Street, Winsdor, Queensland. Native of New South Wales.