Date of birth: May 25, 1893

Place of birth: Wagga

Link to Wagga: Birthplace

Occupation: Grocer

Next of kin: Mother, Harriett Campbell, Junee Road, North Wagga

Religion: Church of England

Date of enlistment: March 2, 1915

Age at enlistment: 21 years 9 months

Battalion or Regiment: 17th Battalion, D Company

Battlefields: Egypt

Outcome: Returned to Australia, ‘Wandilla’,  December 13, 1915

NORMAN Henry Rudd was born in Wagga, the son of James Henry and Harriett Ann (née Campbell).

He embarked with the 17th Battalion aboard A32 ‘Themistocles’ on May 12, 1915, and arrived in Egypt two months later.

On July 25 he received 12 days treatment for appendicitis at the No. 1 Australian General Hospital and the No. 2 Australian

Auxiliary Hospitals at Heliopolis.

He was discharged to duty on August 3, 1915.

On September 3, he was admitted to the Australian and New Zealand Convalescent Depot at Zeitoun, diagnosed as suffering from bronchitis and moderately severe enteric fever (similar to typhoid fever).

During the Gallipoli campaign, a convalescent depot was established at Zeitoun, from where many soldiers suffering from illnesses including enteric dysentery were returned to Australia on ships including the ‘Themistocles’ and the ‘Euripides’.

An ‘Enteric Fever Convalescent Camp’ was also established at Port Said.

On December 12, 1915, Norman was discharged from this camp, having spent 16 days convalescing here.

Norman sailed from Suez on December 13, 1915, aboard the ‘Wandilla’, bound for Australia, where he was expected to convalesce from his bout of enteric.

He returned to light duties on  April 6, 1916.

However, on his Detailed History of an Invalid form, completed in Sydney on June 15, 1916, the examining officer recommended that Norman be discharged on account of tachycardia, slight deafness – neuralgia pains in head – and symptoms of chronic appendicitis.

On August, 14, 1916 Norman was discharged from the AIF medically unfit.

He died on August 6, 1969, aged 76 years.