NORTON, William Charles
| Service Number: | 2963 |
|---|---|
| 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 , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| 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 |
World War 1 Service
| 25 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 6 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2963, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2963, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2963, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2963 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-25 |
William Charles Norton
William Charles Norton, was born at Forest Range on the 29th November 1896. He worked as a labourer and at the age of 19 enlisted in Adelaide on 25th May 1916, nominating his mother Sarah Ann Norton of “Hillside”, Forest Range as his next of kin. Norton left Australia on the 7th November 1916. He was hospitalised at the Military Hospital Bulford, England for 33 days on the 9th February 1917. On the 25th June 1917 Norton proceeded to France and joined the 50th Battalion on the 15th July. He was appointed Lance Corporal on the 18th August.
Private William Charles Norton was killed in action at Villers-Bretonneux in France on the 25th April 1918. He has no known grave.
Submitted 12 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography 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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