NORMAN, Ernest William
| Service Numbers: | 175, 2225 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Malvern East, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 175, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 175, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 4 Jan 1902: | Wounded Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 175, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 497, notes severely wounded, Onverwacht 4 Jan 1902. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 175, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2225, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2225, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Ernest William Norman enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as his mother Mrs E. Norman, Malvern, Melbourne. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 25, it notes he directed part of his pay to his brother Mr A. Norman, Melbourne.
He also enlisted in November 1915 at Liverpool, NSW, for WW1, Private S.N. 2225, 7th Light Horse Regiment AIF. In his enlistment Attestation Paper he noted he was single; aged 40; his N.O.K was his mother Mrs. Emma Norman, East Malvern, Mebourne; he worked as a gardener; and that he had previously served in the South African (Boer) War in the 5th QIB.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 497, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB, Bk 2 p. 25; National Archives Australia- WW1 service record).
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