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Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Norris, Frank (aka Morris, Frank) Service Number 1156 / 2156

Died of Wounds 3rd August 1915 At Sea on board SS “Reiwa”

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Benalyn Campbell

And Vivienne Tranter

in compiling this resource

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NAME Norris/Morris, Frank

SERVICE NO 1156/ 2156

UNIT 1st Inf. Bde/ 3

rd Reinfs./3

rd Battalion

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 24 yrs

PLACE OF BIRTH Gosford, NSW

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 7 Oct 1914

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Rosehill, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Friend;- G Matthews, c/- Centennial Hotel, Scott St. Newcastle/ 242 Palmer St. Darlinghurst. Mother;- Agnes Morris, 4 Centre St Redfern, NSW/ 17 Little Belmore St Syd-ney/

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’6”. Weight-10st 13lbs. Chest-34-36½”. Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Black.

RELIGION R/C

EMBARKED

DISEMBARKED

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

DIED 3 Aug 1915- at Sea on board SS “Reiwa” GSW Neck rec in action

BURIED 3 Aug 1915-at Sea by Rev V L Keelan.

MEDALS 1914-15 Star-11380, British War Medal-5703, Victory Medal-5689. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-301950

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS Cards

WILL Beneficiary;- George Matthews

CORRESPONDENCE Mother Public Trustee. Letter from soldier to the Sisters of Kincumber Orphanage.

REMARKS Mother unaware of sons enlistment. Father deceased. Mother states he was younger than stated on enlistment papers, he & his sis-ters had been placed with the Sisters of Kincumber Orphanage, & he had run away from there approx 1909/ Confusion as name Morris/Norris

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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8002984

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