Norton Alfred JOWITT

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Service Number:	77617
Enlisted:	6 August 1942
Last Rank:	Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit:	Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 21 July 1917
Home Town:	East Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Manly State School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Shop Assistant
Died:	Natural Causes , Rosalie, Queensland, Australia, 1988
Cemetery:	St Paul Anglican Columbarium, East Brisbane, Queensland Cremation
Memorials:

6 Aug 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 77617
6 Feb 1943:	Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots, 11 Repair and Salvage Unit
29 Jan 1944:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 77617, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, Deployed overseas to NADZAB Airfield New Guinea for Duty.
24 Apr 1944:	Wounded Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 77617, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, 11 Repair and Salvage Depot Evacuated to Brisbane Hospital for treatment and convalescence. Recommendation Discharge Medically Unfit for further service.
3 Aug 1944:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 77617

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Served with 11 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF New Guinea @ NADZAB Airfield Jan - Apr 1944.

Evacuated in April 44 and Discharged Medically Unfit in August 1944.

Awards: Pacific Star, War Medal , Australian Service Medal 1939-45

Wife Muriel Woodford married Vulture Street East Brisbane on 6th March 1937.

Children:

Alfred Norton b. 31 October 1937

Yvonne Colleen b. 19 February 1941 and

Lenman Percival b. 19 October 1942.