William NORRIS

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Service Numbers:	2024, 2056
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	46th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Campbell's Creek, Victoria, Australia, 23 January 1879
Home Town:	Kyneton, Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Schooling:	Kyneton Public School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Pastry cook
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 14 May 1918, aged 39 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton War Memorial, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 46th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2024, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
14 May 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2056, 46th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2056 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-14

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