Norman Ernest DAVIS

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DAVIS, Norman Ernest

Service Number:	825
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Orange, New South Wales,Australia, June 1891
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Died of wounds, Greece, 31 August 1915
Cemetery:	Portianos Military Cemetery Portianos Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 825, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 825, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide

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Biography contributed by Glenunga International High School

Norman Ernest Davis was 23 years old when he joined up to serve in World War I. Previously employed as a Miner in the mining town of Broken Hill, he joined the 10th Infantry Battilion. He was 177.8cm tall and weighed 70.76 kg. He served in the battle of Gallipoli, recognised as part of ANZAC. He did not survive the war, he died of battle-related wounds in Greece, and is buried in Portianos Military Cemetery.

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