Alfred Joseph NORTON

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Service Number:	253
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Moreland State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 29, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Coburg Moreland State School No 2837 Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 253, Enlisted at Melbourne
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 253, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 253, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Son of Alfred Josepha and Sarah Ann Norton of 98 Barkly Street, East Brunswick, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal