NORTON, Charles Talbot
(Service number 32371)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 29 December 1894 | Place of Birth | Rangitira Valley |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Pleasant Point | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Sarah NORTON (mother), Pleasant Point, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 9 June 1968 | Age | 74 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Charles Talbot Norton was the son of John and Sarah (née Beer) Norton. He was educated at Rangitira Valley and Pleasant Point schools. He returned to New Zealand on the Maunganui in June 1919. Charles married Margaret Jessie Laurenson in 1919. His brother Walter also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 March 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 March 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [18 March 2018]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [18 March 2018]; Timaru Herald, 16 June 1919 (Papers Past) [17 March 2018]
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