Norman Samuel CAREY

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Service Number:	158
Enlisted:	7 April 1916
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	West Kentish, Tasmania, Australia, 14 February 1889
Home Town:	West Kentish, Kentish, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Draper
Died:	Killed in Action, Abbeville, France, 28 March 1918, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery Heilly Station Cemetery, (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 43) Mericourt-L'Abbe, France, Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural, Sheffield War Memorial

7 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 158, 40th Infantry Battalion
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 158, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 158, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
9 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 40th Infantry Battalion
7 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 158, 40th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW back
20 Oct 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 40th Infantry Battalion, T/Cpl from 20/7/1917
28 Mar 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 158, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 158 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-03-28

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