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NORRIS, Ronald Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX1960 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/8th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 6 September 1916 |
| Home Town: | Bagdad, Southern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 16 September 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery Plot A11, Row F, Grave 26 Headstone inscription reads: Dearly beloved son of Ruby Jane and Arthur Norris Roll of Honour - Bagdad, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, TX1960 | |
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| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Gunner, TX1960, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania | |
| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX1960, 2nd/8th Field Regiment | |
| 16 Nov 1940: | Embarked Gunner, TX1960, Embarked for Middle East on board Strathmore |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur and Ruby Jane Norris of Bagdad, Tasmania