WALSH, Norman Roy
| Service Number: | NX207011 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 May 1945, 5 Base Ordnance Depot |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 5 October 1916 |
| Home Town: | Bankstown, Bankstown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 29 December 1980, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 11 May 1945: | Enlisted Corporal, NX207011, 5 Base Ordnance Depot | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1945: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX207011 | |
| 5 May 1948: | Discharged Corporal, NX207011, 5 Base Ordnance Depot | |
| 5 May 1948: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX207011 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Corporal, NX207011 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Norman, born in 1916 in Sydney NSW was the youngest of two sons of George Walsh (born in Lancashire UK) and Florrie Cornell (born in Kyogle, NSW). George immigrated with his parents and siblings in 1884 and was working as a Fuleman when he married Florrie (a Book Binder) in Sydney, NSW in 1911
Older brother Eric Roy served in the RAAF as a Leading Aircraftman (Service No: 161756) in 1944/1945
Norman married Vida Grace Aldred in 1935 in Marrickville, Sydney, NSW and was working as a Storeman when he enlisted in 1945, serving in the Australian Army as a Corporal (Service No: NX207011) with 5 Base Ordnance Depot. Following his Discharge in 1948, Norman worked as a Clerk in Rockdale, NSW. He and Vida divorced, and =Norman remarried in the early 1950s. He continued to live with his second wife, Gwnedoline Mary, in Rockdale NSW and worked as a Clerk until his death in 1980
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