| Regimental number | 21073 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Mercury Bay, Auckland |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Weight | 158 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Norton, Whitianga |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 10th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Aparima on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium, |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs Charles Norton, Taumarunui, Hamilton |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 19 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 25 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 4 December 1916, and posted to D Company. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 27 December 1916 (influenza), and transferred to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance; rejoined Bn, in the field, 10 January 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 25 February 1917 (mumps), and transferred to North Midlands Casualty Clearing Station; to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 26 February 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 20 March 1917. Admitted to 77th Field Ambulance, 12 May 1917 (influenza); transferred to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 13 May 1917; rejoined unit, 19 June 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 14 August 1917 (debility); transferred to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 20 August 1917; discharged to duty, 6 September 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 6 September 1917. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917. Now, 1 November 1917, reported 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 29 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21381134 |