Norman Gordon MCNICOL MC

MCNICOL, Norman Gordon

Service Number: 1109
Enlisted: 27 January 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 37th Infantry Battalion
Born: Wannon, Victoria, Australia, 21 April 1890
Home Town: Tahara, Glenelg, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: School Teacher
Died: Hampton, Victoria, Australia, 12 October 1973, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia
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World War 1 Service

27 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1109, 37th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
3 Jun 1916: Involvement 1109, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
3 Jun 1916: Embarked 1109, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
17 Jan 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion, France
12 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, SW to head. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 27 October 1917.
3 Jun 1918: Honoured Military Cross, German Spring Offensive 1918
10 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, GSW to foot sustained in the attack on Proyart. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit.
4 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 37th Infantry Battalion, RTA 27 May 1919 and discharged (appointment terminated).

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Biography contributed by Keith Rogers

father - John McNicol 1862 - 1953

mother - Catherine McPhee/ McNicol 1864 - 1952