NORRIS, Ernest Frederick
| Service Number: | 415 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 12 April 1876 |
| Home Town: | Spring Hill, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 June 1922, aged 46 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland Plot: 8C |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 415 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 415, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 23 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 415, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Ernest Frederick (Frederic) Norris enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as Mrs. C. Norris, 175 Leichhardt St, Spring Hill. In the original nominal roll of the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent, held by National Archives, his N.O.K. is recorded as being his mother.
Ernest Frederic Norris was born on 12 Apr 1876 in Queensland, a son to Edwin Norris and Charlotte Norris (nee Robertson).
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murra p. 517; National Archives Australia- B 5172 Nominal Roll of 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa, p. 6).