Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
The Age 7 June 1915
Courtesy of Kim Phillips, Spirits of Gallipoli website
Durston N H Lt Norman Henry 16 Inf Bn 21 Officer, CMF Single
Address:
Next of Kin: Durston, Sydney Frederick, father, “Kingsley”, 97 Tennyson St, St Kilda
Enlisted: 3 Nov 1914
Embarked: A40 Ceramic 22 Dec 1914
Date of death: 09/05/1915
LONE PINE MEMORIAL
Relatives on Active Service:
Durston S W WO Class II 685 brother
Durston R G Pte 61387 brother
The Age 27 May 1915
Courtesy of Kim Phillips, Spirits of Gallipoli website
The Argus 1 June 1915
Courtesy of Kim Phillips, Spirits of Gallipoli website
Mentioned in this book:
To what end did they die? Officers died at Gallipoli by R W Walker
St Thomas' Parish Magazine, Moonee Ponds.
The Vicar's Letter
..as I write, there has come word of the death of Norman Durston, who was also of my bible Class, but who left us three years ago to enter the Military College of Duntroon. They have all played their part nobly, and we may well believe, have earned their Master's "Well done".
St Thomas' Parish Magazine, June 1915, page 1
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Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiries Bureau Correspondence.
Durston, Norman Henry, Lieut C/W 9.5.15
(Died of wounds 24.5.15, details wanted as to nature of wounds.)
Was sent by Col. Cannon of the 15th Batt, in company of a witness to establish its communications with a captured Turkish trench. As he got there he was shot through both legs. He was left in the trench in an impossible position owing to Turks being able to infilade and bomb them. Witness was the last man to see him alive and when he had to leave the trench to get ammunition which was running short, he laid Lieut Durston comfortably on the ground.
Reference: Harwood, Capt, 16th AIF
1st Aust Gen Hospital, HELIOPOLIS
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RCDIG1035171--1-.PDF
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War Service Commemorated
St Thomas' Anglican Church*
St Thomas' Memorial Hall
ACT Memorial
In Memoriam
DURSTON - In loving, memory of dear Norman,
Lieut of 16th battalion 4th Brigade, AIF, a
graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon,
who fell at Quinn's Post. May 9, 1915, dearly
loved brother of Sid, Beryl, Ray, and Vera, aged
22 years.
Duty nobly done
-(Inserted by his parents.)
The Argus 9 May 1916
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2096934
DURSTON,- In fond and loving memory of dear
Norman, Lieut. of 16th Battalion, 4th Brigade, A.I.F.,
a graduate of Royal Military College, Duntroon,
who fell at Quinn's Post, May 9, 1915, dearly loved
brother of Sid, Beryl, Ray, and Vera, aged 22 years.
Duty nobly done.
-(Inserted by his loving mother.)
The Argus 9 May 1917
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1616424
DURSTON.-In loving memory of Lieutenant Nor-
man H. Durston, 16th Battalion, who was killed
in action at Quinn's Post, Gallipoli, May 9, 1915,
second son of Sidney and Nellie Durston, dearly
loved brother of Sid and Ray (A.I.F.), Beryl, and
Vera Durston.
The Argus 9 May 1919
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1465672
DURSTON.-In proud and loving memory of our
dear son and brother, Norman, lieut, 16th Btn-,
who was killed in action, at Quinn's Post, Gal-
lipoli, 9th May, 1915, graduate of the Royal
Military College, Duntroon. (Inserted by
his loving parents, sisters, and brothers.)
The Argus 8 May 1920
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1699857
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