Norman, Percy Clarence (1055)

Place of Birth: Ararat, VIC

Age: 23 years 11 months

Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 19 August 1914 – Melbourne, VIC

Service Number: 1055            view online service record

Address:
High Street
Ararat, VIC

Next of Kin:
Mrs Norman (mother)
High Street
Ararat, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Wednesday, 21 October 1914
Ship: HMAT Orvieto A3
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion

Fate:
RTA: Wednesday, 23 October 1918
Discharged: Friday, 21 February 1919

Awards: MM

P Norman was among a group of members of Port Melbourne Swimming Club members who volunteered for the war and were entertained at Excelsior Hall on Friday 4 September 1914.

1914 ‘OFF TO THE WAR.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 12 September, p. 4, viewed 6 March, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91167715

The local newspaper in Ararat reported in September 1916 that Percy had been wounded in France.

1916 ‘CASUALTIES AT THE FRONT.’, Ararat Chronicle and Willaura and Lake Bolac Districts Recorder (Vic. : 1914 – 1918), 15 September, p. 3, viewed 9 March, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154283499

P Norman was listed on the Swimming Club Roll of Honour, 25 November 1916.

1916 ‘ROLL OF HONOR.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 25 November, p. 2. , viewed 04 Nov 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91164781