Abingdon and the First World War
Those Who Served
Norton
Norton Family of 153 Ock Street
Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: NORTON, Frank
Status: Wounded
Address: 153 Ock Street
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 2nd/1st
Regiment: Berkshire Yeomany
Chronology: from February 1918
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Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: NORTON, John William
Status: Died
Address: 153 Ock Street
Rank: Private
Service No: 203124
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 2nd
Regiment: Worcestershire Regiment
Chronology: from October 1916, France
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Place at death: France
Date of death: 10 April 1918
Born: Abingdon
Enlisted: Reading
Resident: Abingdon
Age at Death: 23
Family Details: Son of George and Annie Norton, of 153, Ock St., Abingdon, Berks.
Buried or Commemorated: Commemorated on PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium.
Reference: Panel 5.
Notes: Listed as William on CWGC and SDGW
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Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour
Name: NORTON, Thomas
Status: Wounded
Address: 153 Ock Street
Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 8th
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Chronology: October 1916 to June 1919, France
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