| Regimental number | 7/557 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Commmercial traveller |
| Address | 115 St Asaph Street, Christchurch |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24.9 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 167 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Orgill Norrie, 144 Eye Street, Invercargill |
| Previous military service | Served in E Battery; left because of 'bad attendance'; rejected 15 months previously because of weak heart; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistmernt. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Lyttelton on |
| The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Hill 60 Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 3), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Emma Norrie, Warrington Street, St Albans, Christchurch |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Accidentally shot, left foot, Walker's Ridge, 24 May 1915, and admitted to NZ Field Ambulance; transferred by Hospital Ship to Alexandria, 31 May 1915, and admitted to 17th General Hospital; transferred to Delta hospital, Damaubour, 6 June 1915; discharged to Base, Mustapha, 2 July 1915. Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 18 July 1915. Wounded, 21 August 1915 (gun shot wound, thumb, doing duty).Reported missing, 28 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Zeitoun, 14 January 1916, concluded: 'Reported missing, believed dead'. War service: 1 year (of which 340 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21381006 |