Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living

Living married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Still live in their first house in Sunshine.

Served on HMAS Napier during World War 2. Was involved with the landing and evacuation from Crete. Also on the HMAS Kanimbla in the Pacific. Saw a kamakazi crash into the Australia at Leyte whilst Allan was on board.

Norman married Betty CUNNINGHAM on 7 Apr 1945 in Victoria, Australia. Betty was born on 5 May 1922; died on 3 Aug 2019. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Moved to Australia from Manchester, England 1914. Arrived in Melbourne on the Norseman in March 1914
Met Alice Ruth Law through Frank Law. They enlisted and were in the same tent. Frank took Harry home and met Alice.

Moved to Sunshine after the war into a soldier settlement.

Worked at McKay's Sunshine Harvester Works until retirement.

Enlisted 1st AIF 7th December 1914. Assigned to 4/14th Battalion. Number 1720. The 4 meant he was the 4th reinforcement group. Was captured in the assault at Hill 971. His company went left around a hill, while the main force went right. They walked into a group of Turks and had no option but to surrender. Missing in action 8th August 1915 at Gallipoli. Repatriated to England 8th December 1918. Returned to Australia 12th May 1919.

Buried:
Cremated. Remains At Fawkner Cemetery.

Harry married Alice Ruth LAW on 20 Nov 1920 in Gladstone Street Methodist Church, Moonee Ponds, , Victoria, Australia. Alice (daughter of James LAW and Alice Ann BARLOW) was born on 25 Jul 1894; died on 7 Apr 1958 in 5 Bazentine Street, Sunshine, , Victoria, Australia; was cremated in Fawkner Cemetery, Fawkner, , Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Worked as maid for 7 months for Mrs C Harrow 6 Malvern Grove, Malvern until 19th April 1913.

Worked as a live in maid at 22 Victoria Rd Camberwell until Jan 19th 1918 for 2 years. Worked for S Spiller at Glindalough (?).

Was being courted by Harry Foxcroft and Alex ? during the war. Harry was a Turkish POW and Alex was in France (?).

Used to catch train to Oakleigh when being courted by Harry.

Who is Alex G?

Buried:
Cremated. Remains At Fawkner Cemetery.