Cecil Herbert Norton (1881 - 1915)

Born 1 Dec 1881 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Ancestors

Died 29 Apr 1915 at age 33 in Ypres, Belgium (K.I.A.)

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Cecil Norton migrated from England to Canada.

Biography

Cecil Herbert Norton (1881-1915) was, son of the Rev. Philip Norton & his wife Louisa Jane née Edmunds.

He entered King's School (Worcester) as a day boy in September, 1892, at the age of 11, in the Third Form. He rose steadily, and won a King’s Scholarship in 1896. He left two years later from the Sixth Form to enter a firm of Engineers.

In 1904 he migrated to Canada to take up farming. He returned to England at the outbreak of WW1 with the First Canadian Contingent. He rose to be Corporal, he was posted missing on 29th April 1915, aged 33 Y, after the battle of Neuve Chapelle.

Sources

freeBMD Births Dec Q 1881 Worcester 6c 295 NORTON Cecil Herbert

Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 Transcription

First name(s) C H

Last name Norton

Gender Male

Age 60 (sic) (should be 22)

Marital status Single

Departure year 1904

Departure date 12 July 1904

Departure port Liverpool, England

Destination port Quebec, Canada

Worcester Cathedeal NORTON Cecil Herbert

Canada Roll of Honor NORTON Cecil Herbert

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Census

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