GREGORY, Norman James Wright
| Service Number: | 19607 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 December 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Poplar, London, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Braidwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Pulmonary TB/phthisis, Leura, New South Wales, Australia, 2 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Katoomba General Cemetery C of E section, Plot L, Grave no. 18, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19607, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 7 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, Promoted from Private | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier | |
| 20 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 19607, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Bombardier, 19607, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 1 Feb 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 2 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 19607, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 19607 awm_unit: 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1918-03-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Norman James Wright GREGORy was born in 1893 in Polar, London, England
His parents were Robert Alfred GREGORY and Elizabeth Mary NOALL who married in 1879 in Poplar. They were living in England when he enlisted for WW1 and later came out to Australia - his father died in 1936 and his mother in 1949, both in Crookwell, NSW
The London Gazette of 3rd December, 1912 states that Norman James Wright GREGORY was promoted and became assistant clerk to the board of Agriculture & Fisheries
Norman enlisted for WW1 on 21st December, 1915 & first became ill with influenza at the Maribyrnong Camp & his health deteriorated further whilst overseas
He was with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade, Battery 29 and embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Medic on 20th May 1916 & was located at the Western Front - he received the British War Medal
He left UK to return to Australia on 12th November, 1916 on the ship Wiltshire and discharged on 1st February, 1917
Norman was admitted to the Red Cross Convalescent Home at Leura in Sydney and died on 2nd March, 1918 from Pulmonary Tuberculosis - he is buried in Katoomba Cemetery
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
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Trove - Obituary
Blue Mountains Echo 15th March, 1918 page 5
BOMBARDIER N J GREGORY
Bombardier Norman James Gregory, a patient in the Red Cross Convalescent Home at Leura, passed away in that institution on Thursday afternoon. He was but 24 years of age and had been invalided home about 15 months ago. The deceased soldier enlisted in Melbourne and was attached to the 8th Field Artillery Brigade. He had only two relatives in Australia, a sister & brother in law, Mr. & Mrs. Carter of Braidwood
His parents reside in London.
The internment took place with military honours on the following Monday morning in the Katoomba Cemetery, the Rev. A.J. Fraser of Leura officiating at the graveside. Rev. Dill-Mackey who has recently taken charge of the Presbyterian Church, Leura, together with a number of returned soldiers and friends attended the funeral. The arrangements were in the hands of Frost & Co of Katoomba
ALWAYS REMEMBERED
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