HOUSE, Norman Leslie
| Service Numbers: | 2757, NX57074 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 April 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 28 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 27 April 1970, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2757, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2757, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2757, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2757, 59th Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 4 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2757, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 3rd Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX57074, Enlisted at Paddington, NSW | |
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| 10 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, NX57074 | |
| 11 Mar 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX57074, 2nd/9th Field Regiment, Embarked USS West Point | |
| 9 Dec 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX57074, 2nd/5th Field Regiment, Discharged at 2nd Military District due to being required for an essential occupation |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Thomas House and Grace House nee McLaughlan of 'Loretto', Wellington Street, Richmond, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 27 June 1919
During 1920c Norman married Myrtle Doris Jones in Victoria
Medals WW1: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in WW2 when he lowered his age by about five years. At the time of enlisting for WW2 he was residing in the Maitara area, NSW with the next of kin given as his daughter Enid Doris House of Mary Street, Richmond, Victoria
On 30 September 1941 he was appointed Lance Corporal but reverted to Private on 2 October 1941
Medals WW2: Defence Medal, War Medal, Australian Service Medal