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William NORQUAY

Regimental number2502
Place of birthFlatta Scotland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSeaman
Addressc/o G Norquay, Kitchener Road, Artarmon, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, J G Norquay, Flatta, Orkney, Scotland
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialFranvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 21), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
83
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James G. and Catherine NORQUAY, Quoyness House, Flotta Island, Orkney, Scotland

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