LLOYD, Norman Edward
| Service Number: | N243349 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 November 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, 9 October 1922 |
| Home Town: | Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Market Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 10 October 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section C. Plot 7. Row B. Grave 14. Inscription: "TILL WE MEET AGAIN". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kokoda Track Memorial Rose Garden |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, N243349, 3 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
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| 28 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N243349, 3 Infantry Battalion AMF |
death of Noram Edward Lloyd
9 october 1942 Efogi & Norman Edward Lloyd birthday .
Lloyd was a forward scout on a patrol that left Efogi on 9 October 1942 probing for the Japanese along the track to Kagi and Templetons Crossing.
10 October1942 Myola was reoccupied by the Australians
11 October
The patrol met the Japanese between Kagi and Templetons Crossing and during the ensuing fire fight Lloyd and another 3rd Battalion soldier were killed.
His 20th birthday was on 9 October and his last letter home spoke of how he was looking forward to the birthday cake his parents had sent him.
Submitted 6 July 2020 by Anthony Davis
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