Henry Thomas NORTON

Regimental number8/3816
OccupationBoatbuilder
Next of kinWife, Mrs Florence Mary Norton, Goldie's Brae, Wellington
Rank on embarkationQuartermaster Sergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankQuartermaster Sergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialCaterpillar 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
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 27

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