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AITKEN, Norman Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 402 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Coach Trimmer |
| Died: | Pneumonia and Cerebral Thrombosis, Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 13 April 1963, aged 71 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW East Terrace 3 Wall 5 - 246QF |
| Memorials: | Glebe Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 402, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 402, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 402, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 2 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, 402, 19th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW to Chest - Gallipoli Base, transferred to Malta (5/9/2015) before departing for England 3/11/2015. Admitted to 3 Southern General Hospital Oxford. | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 402, 19th Infantry Battalion, Admitted to 3rd Aux Hospital (Heliopolis), Cairo with Haemptysis (mild). | |
| 8 Apr 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 402, 19th Infantry Battalion, Admitted to 3rd Aux Hospital (Heliopolis), Cairo with GSW. | |
| 15 Mar 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 402, 19th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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