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NORTON, William Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2963 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forest Range, South Australia, Australia, 29 November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Forest Range, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Forest Range State School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 April 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide The 50th Battalion Commemorative Cross, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lenswood & Forest Range War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
Service History
Vietnam War Service
| 25 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private |
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World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 2963, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 6 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, SN 2963, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, SN 2963, 50th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
His brother, Pilot Officer Hartley Graham Norton, aged 22, Service Number 416512, was killed over Germany 03/10/1943 whilst serving with the Royal Australian Air Force
They were sons of Samuel Gascoyne Norton [1870–1948] and Sarah Ann Norton ,nee Staffford [1874–1958 ]
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