Regimental number | 1910 |
Place of birth | Sunninghill, Ascot, Berkshire, England |
School | Sunninghill Church of England School, Berkshire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 32 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 'Avoca', Rawson Street, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lottie Norris, 'Avoca', Rawson Street, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Berkshire Yeomanry, Territorial Force/Volunteers. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 35th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/52/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on RoH circular as Gilbert Albert Arthur NORRIS. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row L, Grave No. 2), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 126 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Sarah NORRIS; husband of Lottie NORRIS, Bright View, Birrell Street, Waverley, New South Wales. Native of Ascot, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |