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NORRISH, Josiah
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4498 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kojonup, Western Australia, Australia, 20 June 1884 |
| Home Town: | Broomehill, Broomehill-Tambellup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Kojonup, Western Australia, Australia, 29 November 1959, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kojonup Cemetery, Kojonup Shire, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Broomehill District WW1Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4498, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4498, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4498, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4498, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (abdomen) | |
| 30 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4498, 28th Infantry Battalion |
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