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PORT, Norman Harry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 11348 |
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Enlisted: | 26 July 1940 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 190 Squadron (RAF) |
Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 15 October 1916 |
Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Battle, Villebougis, France, 26 August 1944, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Villeneuve-St. Georges Old Communal Cemetery Grave 112B Headstone Inscription "THY WILL BE DONE", Villeneuve-St Georges Old Communal Cemetery, Villeneuve-St Georges, Val-de-Marne, Ile-de-France, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 11348 | |
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26 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units | |
26 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 11348 | |
26 Aug 1944: | Involvement Flying Officer, No. 190 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
Personal Stories
My Great Uncle
Norman was my great uncle, he had a brother Rupert Ernest Port (my grandfather) and a younger sister Beatrice Maud Allman (née Port). He grew up in Elsternwick Victoria.
Submitted 8 April 2022 by Tracey Stewart
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Ernest Alfred and Charlotte Maud Mary Port of Elsternwick, Victoria
Flying Officer Norman Harry Port 11348 was killed in the loss of Stirling LJ827 of Number 190 Squadron RAF near Villebougis, France