GORDON  N.W.

Given Names:  Norman Wemyss

               

Service Number:  5826

Unit:  24th Battalion, 16th reinforcements                                                                         

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  27 Yrs  9 Mths

Occupation:  Book-keeper                                                                                              

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  10 In                   

Weight:  142 Lbs

Chest:  35-37 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Dark

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  6/3/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Wemyss Thomas Gordon

Glenroy', Fernhurst Grove, Kew, Victoria                                                                           

Embarkation Date:  2/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Konigin Luise                                  

Embarked:  18/12/1919                             

Disembarked:  4/2/1920

Unit:  Provost Corps SSM                                                                                                             

Rank: 

Discharge Date:  4/4/1920                         

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  56665

Victory Medal:  55287

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1888

Place:  Armadale, Victoria                     

Father:  Weymyss Thomas GORDON       

Mother:  Marion WALKER

 

MARRIAGE

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Place:             

Spouse:  

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 12/11/1950                        

Place: Lilydale, Victoria                           

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Hawthorn West Presbyterian Church

Springvale Walls of Remembrance

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary