BORN HULL 17/12/1881. SON OF WILLIAM SHAW NORTON & REBECCA NORTON, OF 36 , HARDY STREET, HULL AND 10, MONTOSE AVENUE, GIBSON STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). AN ORGAN BUILDER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 1/4TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION AT ARRAS ON 23/04/17, AGED 35.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 03/05/1917.
First name:
WILLIAM
Regiment:
Military Number:
201790
Rank:
Private
Date Died
23/04/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
35
