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PRIESTLY, Norman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2786 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gordon Brook Station via Grafton, NSW, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2786, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2786, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2786, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2786, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2786 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Mary PRIESTLY