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Private WILLIAM NORTON

Service Number: 4196284
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Manchester Regiment

8th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 26 December 1943

Age 25 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GAZA WAR CEMETERY

C. B. 9.

Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William and Mary Norton, of Glyn Neath, Glamorgan.
  • Personal Inscription I'D GIVE THE WORLD AND MORE TO SEE HIS SMILING FACE AND HEAR HIS VOICE ONCE MORE
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Buried or commemorated at

GAZA WAR CEMETERY
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Number of casualties: 3691
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