The AIF Project

Frederick Elworthy NORRISH

Regimental number149
Place of birthAlbany, Western Australia
Other NamesNorrish, Frederick Elsworthy
SchoolChristian Brothers College, Perth, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarrier
AddressKojonup, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs N E Norrish, Kojonup, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces, Kojonup, Western Australia.
Enlistment date6 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on 8 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Light Horse Regiment
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of pulmonary tuberculosis, Wooroloo Sanitarium, Western Australia.
FateReturned to Australia 17 September 1915
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery (Portion Roman Catholic, Plot EC, Grave No. 239), Karrakatta, Western Australia
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
8
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Margaret Elizabeth NORRISH. Native of Albany, Western Austrtalia. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, WA.
Family/military connectionsBrother: Lt John William NORRISH, 10th Light Horse, returned to Australia; Cousins: 3 served, one being 3307 Raymond Richard NORRISH, 10th Light Horse, died of disease, Egypt, 31 December 1917.
Date of death3 April 1916

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.