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HARRIS, Norman Elton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 603 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Parkes, Parkes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blacktown War Memorial, Darlinghurst St Peters Church Memorial Gates, Parkes & District Cenotaph, Parkes District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 603, Sydney, New South Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 603, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 603, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 19 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 603, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 603 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-19 |
Personal Stories
Norman Elton Harris
>He served in the 4th Battalion.
>Fought in the first world war.
>He was a Corporal.
>He enlisted when he was 26 years old, on the 28th of August 1914.
>He worked as a station hand before he went to war.
>Norman Elton Harris was shot in the head at shrapnel and was buried at the 4th Battalion Parade Ground Turkey Gallipoli.
>His name is recorded at the Blacktown RSL.
Submitted 2 December 2016 by Cheryl Kersivien
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