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NORMAN, Eric William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 512 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Ararat, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 27 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 512, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 512, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 512, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
| 2 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Involvement 512, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 512 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1916-07-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Richard and Mary Lizzie Norman of High Street, Ararat, Vic. Brother of Percy Clarence Norman MM who returned to Australia on 23 October 1918 having served with the 2nd Field Ambulance
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal