NORRIS, Walter Henry
| Service Number: | VX18938 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Dandenong, Victoria Australia, 15 March 1918 |
| Home Town: | Keysborough, Greater Dandenong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Market Gardener Farmer |
| Died: | Illness while a POW of the Japanese , Burma, 24 August 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX18938 | |
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| 29 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX18938 |
Family Background
Walter was the fifth of six children of Ernest & Emily Norris, he grew up in the Dandenong region (VIC) most likely on the family’s market garden. Prior to enlisting in 1940, he was a single man living in Keysborough and worked as a labourer. He enlisted with two of his brothers, who both returned home.
He was captured as a prisoner of war in Burma and due to the horrendous conditions he lived in, developed pneumonia which eventually led to his death on 24 August 1943.
He was the great grandson of Henry Luxford.
Submitted 5 February 2023 by Nicole Bryan
Biography contributed by Nicole Bryan
Walter was the fifth of six children of Ernest & Emily Norris, he grew up in the Dandenong region (VIC) most likely on the family’s market garden. Prior to enlisting in 1940, he was a single man living in Keysborough and worked as a labourer. He enlisted with two of his brothers, who both returned home.
He was captured as a prisoner of war in Burma and due to the horrendous conditions he lived in, developed pneumonia which eventually led to his death on 24 August 1943.
He was the great grandson of Henry Luxford.
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