Regimental number | 8/3816 |
Occupation | Boatbuilder |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Florence Mary Norton, Goldie's Brae, Wellington |
Rank on embarkation | Quartermaster Sergeant |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
Final rank | Quartermaster Sergeant |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row G, Grave No 19), Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Old St Paul's Church, Wellington. Parents: George and Jean Norton; Wife: Florence Margaret Norton, 'Flers', Goldie's Brae, Wellington |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 27 |
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