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Norman Sydney PERIER

Regimental number122
Place of birthWilliam Street, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolSydney High School
ReligionCongregational
OccupationClerk
AddressMosman, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, A.J. Perier, 'Les Charmettes', Want Street, Mosman, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadet Forces, A.M.C. Lithgow, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Divisional Cyclist Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number12/6/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular

'He felt the call doubly, being an Australian and the son of a Frenchman.' Details on Roll of Honour Circular filled out by Albert James Perier (father), Les Charmettes, Want Street, Mosman, New South Wales.

FateKilled in Action 9 April 1917
Place of death or woundingHermies, France
Age at death19.6
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBeaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 8), Beaumetz-les-Cambrai, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
34
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Albert and Jessie PERIER, 'Les Charmettes', Want Street, Mosman, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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