Norman ARMSTRONG
Year of Birth: 1909
Place of Birth: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 20 March 1942, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Sergeant
Unit(s): 2/3 Docks Op. Company, Royal Australian Engineers
Service Number: VX78230
Died: 6 February 1943
Age: 33 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row A – Grave 13
Norman’s parents were Arthur Mitchell Armstrong and Emily Mary Hiscock, he was born in October 1909. His known siblings were William born 1900, Mitchel Kingo 1905 and Keith 1913.
On his enlistment his occupation was journalist. He was married in October 1935 to Rhyll Castles and had three sons, Ronald, Kenneth and Eric.
He died of a heart attack after swimming in the Barron River.
Norman Armstrong’s name is on the Kyneton Roll of Honour board and also located at panel 85; Supplementary panel 3 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (ARMSTRONG Norman) National Archives of Australia
Department of Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
Victorian Birth, Deaths and Marriages Index
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