▁Cart ledge . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Norman ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Australian ▁Imperial ▁Force ▁and ▁was ▁posted ▁in ▁Mal aya ▁with ▁the ▁Australian ▁ 8 th ▁Division . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁captured ▁in ▁Singapore ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁sit ▁out ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁Ch ang i ▁Pr ison . ▁ ▁The ▁prison ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁also ▁hous ed ▁Wil fr id ▁Kent ▁Hugh es , ▁Tom ▁Mitchell , ▁and ▁William ▁Leg g att , ▁and ▁the ▁four ▁would ▁often ▁discuss ▁politics ▁together . ▁ ▁Norman ▁entered ▁the ▁war ▁as ▁a ▁Private , ▁and ▁left ▁as ▁a ▁Lieutenant . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Norman ▁res umed ▁his ▁account ing ▁practice . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Norman ▁won ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁of ▁Glen ▁I ris . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁Government ▁Wh ip ▁under ▁Thomas ▁H oll way ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁H oll way ▁government ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁Norman ▁took ▁over ▁leadership ▁from ▁H oll way , ▁amid st ▁internal ▁diss ent ▁over ▁H oll way ' s ▁plans ▁to ▁red ist ribute ▁the ▁seats ▁of ▁Victoria ▁and ▁reduce ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁rural ▁elect or ates . ▁ ▁Norman ' s ▁reign ▁was ▁short - l ived , ▁however , ▁and ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁ 1