William Thomas NORTON

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Service Number:	366
Enlisted:	24 August 1914, Enlisted at Warwick, QLD
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Pratten, Southern Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds - head, At sea off Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 June 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain L. Warner officiated Panel 2, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Warwick War Memorial

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 366, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Warwick, QLD
26 Aug 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 366, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 366, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane
19 Jun 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 366, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 366 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-19

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Son of William H and Esther Norton of NSW. Next of kin given as his only brother Robert Joseph Norton of Pratten, QLD

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