Leonard NORRIS

Regimental number2098
Place of birthCarlton, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationRailway employee
Address2 Leicester Place, Carlton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 9.5"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinFoster Father, Thomas Smith, 2 Leicester Place, Carlton, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 June 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 26 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
170
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Taken on strength, 23rd Bn, Gallipoli, 25 October 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 10 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation,).

Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Ferry Post, 4 April 1916.

Transferred to 60th Bn, 4 April 1916.

Found guilty, Ferry Post, 18 May 1916, of drunkenness: admonished.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Note, Red Cross File No 2020306: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, NORRIS Leonard
Red Cross File No 2020306