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DYSON, Norman Douglas Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7481 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 April 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide 10th Battalion |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glanville, South Australia, 5 August 1898 |
| Home Town: | Payneham, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Mont de Merris, France, 30 June 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Borre British Cemetery Plot 11, Row C, Grave 9, Borre British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Payneham District Council Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7481, Enlisted at Adelaide 10th Battalion | |
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| 2 May 1917: | Enlisted | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7481, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 7481, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 3 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7481, Shell wounds to the left arm while serving with the 10th Battalion |
Personal Stories
Last few weeks
Norman was wounded on 8 June 1918 and recovered then was killed by a German Stick bomb on 30 June 1918. Stretcher Bearers tried to recover him, but a German sniper killed one of the S/Bs, so all attempts at saving him ceased.
Submitted 4 October 2021 by Darryl Dyson
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Samuel and Bertha Lily (nee Hanich) Dyson of Ross Street, Cowandilla, SA formerly of Harcourt Road, Payneham, SA; brother of Edna May Dyson and Harold Dyson,
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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