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JORGENSEN, Norman Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 917 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chewton, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Chewton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Church Honour Board, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 917, 37th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 917, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 917, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 917, 37th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Norman Arthur Jorgensen is also remembered on the Chewton School Honour Roll, Vic.