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JOHN WILLIAM NORMAN

Kingston upon Hull HU3 1DU
England
BORN HORNSEA 1886. SON JOHN WILLIAM NORMAN (1863-1906) & ADA ELIZABETH BARR (1867-1908), OF HORNSEA,EAST YORKSHIRE. A MARKET GARDENER. HE MARRIED FLORENCE ELLEN WELLS, AT SKIRLAUGH, IN 1905. HIS WIFE FLORENCE NORMAN (1884-1966) LIVED AT 10, BELLE VUE TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL. THEY HAD FOUR CHILDREN.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 12TH HULL PALS, IN EGYPT AND FRANCE. TRANSFERRED TO THE 8TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 03/11/1917, AGED 31. BURIED IN FRANCE. HIS WIDOW WAS AWARDED A WEEKLY PENSION, OF 37 SHILLINGS AND 11 PENCE, ON 20TH MAY 1918.
| Name | John William Norman |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hornsea, Yorkshire, 1896 |
| Residence | 10, BELLE VUE TERRACE, ALEXANDRA STREET, HULL. |
| Death Date | 3 Nov 1917 |
| Death Place | Favreuil British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 8th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 12/1495 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Favreuil 62450
Hauts-de-France
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