Norris, Frank (aka Morris, Frank)

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Allen Norris, Frank (aka Edmund Morris, Frank)

Service Number Service Number 1156 / 1494 2156 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Died of Wounds 3rd August 1915 Peninsula At Sea onGallipoli board SS “Reiwa”

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Norris/Morris, Frank

SERVICE NO

1156/ 2156

UNIT

1st Inf. Bde/ 3rd Reinfs./3rd Battalion

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

24 yrs

PLACE OF BIRTH

Gosford, NSW

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

7 Oct 1914

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Rosehill, NSW

NEXT OF KIN

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Friend;- G Matthews, c/- Centennial Hotel, Scott St. Newcastle/ 242 Palmer St. Darlinghurst. Mother;- Agnes Morris, 4 Centre St Redfern, NSW/ 17 Little Belmore St Sydney/ Height-5’6”. Weight-10st 13lbs. Chest-34-36½”. Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Black.

RELIGION

R/C

EMBARKED DISEMBARKED NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

3 Aug 1915- at Sea on board SS “Reiwa” GSW Neck rec in action

BURIED

3 Aug 1915-at Sea by Rev V L Keelan.

MEDALS

1914-15 Star-11380, British War Medal-5703, Victory Medal-5689. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-301950

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

Cards

WILL

Beneficiary;- George Matthews

CORRESPONDENCE

Mother Public Trustee. Letter from soldier to the Sisters of Kincumber Orphanage. Mother unaware of sons enlistment. Father deceased. Mother states he was younger than stated on enlistment papers, he & his sisters had been placed with the Sisters of Kincumber Orphanage, & he had run away from there approx 1909/ Confusion as name Morris/Norris

REMARKS

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8002984

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