MORTLEMAN , Norman William
| Service Number: | Q113543 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia, 24 March 1909 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Salamaua, New Guinea, 29 August 1943, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, Q113543 | |
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| 16 Jun 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 16 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q113543, 42 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 29 Aug 1943: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Norman was the second of six children of Thomas (Tom) Edward Mortleman (born 1884 in Gayndah, QLD) and Wilhelmena (Minnie) Rein (born 1885 at Mingo Crossing, Wide Bay, QLD). Tom was a Miner at Mingo Crossing in 1905 when he married Minnie. In 1909 they moved to Mount Morgan, QLD where Tom worked as a Miner until his Death in 1926. Minnie died in 1939.
Norman was working as a Labourer at Waterhall in Livingstone, via Mount Morgan, QLD when he enlisted in the Army in June 1941. He was a Private (Service No:Q113543) with 42nd Infantry Battalion when he was KiA in the campaign to capture Salamau in New Guinea in August 1943. Younger brother James(Jim) Burnett Mortleman (Service No:Q36223) also served with the 42nd Battalion in New Guinea. Norman is buried at Lae War Cemetery.
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