Norman Preston WOMERSLEY

WOMERSLEY, Norman Preston

Service Number: VX62506
Enlisted: 26 August 1941, Enlisted in Royal Park , Victoria
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion
Born: Colac, Victoria, Australia, 19 May 1906
Home Town: Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Accountant
Died: Beri Beri, Ambon, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 16 July 1945, aged 39 years
Cemetery: Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
Grave Reference 18 D 2
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Lance Corporal, VX62506
26 Aug 1941: Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, VX62506, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Royal Park , Victoria
26 Aug 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, VX62506
3 Feb 1942: Imprisoned Held at Tan Tui(Toey) POW Camp - Prisoner no. 1062

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Norman Preston WOMERSLEY was born on 19th May, 1906 in Colac, Victoria to Frank WOMERSLEY and Laura Kathleen Natalia WALKER

In 1933 he married Edna WYNNE and had three children - Judy, Wendy & Rex

He enlisted with the Australian Army on 26th August, 1941 & was with the 2/21st Australian Infantry Battalion (Gull Force) (see link for further details about Gull Force)

Norman was amongst other members of his battalion who were taken prisoner by the Japanese & held at Tan Tui POW Camp

He died on 16th July, 1946 at Ambon in the East Indies of the disease Beri Beri & is buried in Ambon War Cemetery - his name is memorialised on the Roll of Honour in Melbourne, The Australian War Memorial, Ballarat  Ex Prisoners of War memorial & the Roll of Honour at Ambon War Cemetery

His Battalion (2/21st Infantry (Gull Force) was given Battle Honours (30th January 1942 to 4th February, 1942 for the defence of Ambon

His brother Alan Seymour WOMERSLEY (RAAF - SWPA) Serial No. 53499 also served and returned to Australia

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Trove - In Memoriam

WOMERSLEY - VX62506 - Lance Corporal Norman Preston -2/21st. 

In loving memory of my beloved husband & devoted father of Judy, Wendy and Rex who died while POW, Ambon July 16, 1945

"To us he will never grow old, but live for ever young in our remembrance"  (Edna)   " Always remembered" ( Alan)

 

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