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• Norman Townsend [born Norman Poppenhagen]

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Born: 19 December 1897

Died: 16 April 1965

Born Norman Poppenhagen, with surname changed to mother's family name in 1914.  [JSB]

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Names recorded

• Norman Townsend
• Norman Poppenhagen

Service number

• Service number 20879

Rank

• Held rank of Sapper

Birth record

• 19 December 1897 in Bourke, NSW, Australia

Death record

• 16 April 1965 in Mosman, NSW, Australia

Address

• 16 Thompson Street, Mosman, NSW, Australia

Relationships

• Father - Frederick Poppenhagen (Later Known As Townsend)
• Mother - Caroline Louisa Townsend
• Brother - Frederick Townsend [Born Frederick Poppenhagen]
• Wife - Dorothy Whatmore

Organisation

• 8th Field Company Engineers

Main sources

• TOWNSEND Norman : Service Number - 20879 : Place of Birth - Bourke NSW : Place of Enlistment - Sydney NSW : Next of Kin - (Father) TOWNSEND Frederick (NAA file)
• Beyond 1914, The University of Sydney and the Great War: Norman Townsend (webpage)
• Norman Townsend (photograph)
• Birth Notice (newspaper article)

Commemorations

• TOWNSEND N. on the North Face of the Mosman War Memorial
• Townsend, N. on the Mosman Public School Roll of Honour