Norman Thackeray

Service number: 232

Rank: Trooper

Unit: 1st Light Horse, then 71st Squadron RFC

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Source: National Archives of Australia

Norman Thackeray was born at Woolahra in 1894 and was an engineer. He had served apprenticeship at Cockatoo Island. He enlisted on 2 September 1914 giving as next of kin his father, a journalist with the Evening News.

He embarked on 20 October 1914 and served at Gallipoli with the 1st Light Horse, where he was hospitalized with enteric fever. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in December 1916 and served with the 71st Squadron. He was treated for VD in October 1917.

He returned to Australia on 20 November 1918.His connection to Manly is not known.