BROCKMAN, Norman Alton Gordon
| Service Number: | 7951 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1917, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | York, York, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Memorials: | Homebush Western Australian Bank WW1 Roll of Honor, York District Great War Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Western Australia | |
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| 23 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7951, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: SS Canberra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7951, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), SS Canberra, Fremantle | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières |
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Son of H Brockman, Grey Street, York, Western Australia
Brother of 143 Pte Frederick Locke BROCKMAN, 16th Bn, killed in action, 9 May 1915;
and 2291 Pte Ralph william BROCKMAN, 43rd Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917
Awarded Military Medal
Recommendation states: 'This soldier is brought to notice for conspicuous gallantry, ability and devotion to duty in an attack on LE VERGUIER on the 18th September 1918. This soldier was a runner attached to Battalion headquarters and his duties consisted in keeping communication under bad weather conditions and under heavy fire, with advancing Infantry. His courage, resource and general demeanour under most trying conditions, was very marked, and his fine example an inspiration to his comrades.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115
Date: 10 October 1919
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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