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Military service
Age:
31
Rank:
Able Seaman
Force:
Merchant Navy
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy
Division:
S.S. Welbeck Hall (London, England) (136651)
Birth:
May 20, 1886
Montreal, Québec
Death:
April 22, 1918
Mediterranean Sea
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His full name is Robert William Norton.
Son of Robert Norton and Ann Flynn of Montréal, Québec.
On 22 April 1918, the Welbeck Hall was en route from Pireus, Greece, to Port Said, Egypt, in ballast when she was torpedoed by UB-53 75 miles (121 km) north-north-east of Port Said. Four sailors lost their lives.
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Cenotaph
The tower Hill Memorial is located in London, England at Tower Hill and across from the Tower of London. This Memorial is dedicated to the 50,700 Commonwealth merchant seamen, fishing fleet workers and other on-board crew lost during the First World War. Included on this list are the 480 Canadians that gave their lives in the cause of the Great War. (J. Stephens) -
Cenotaph
His name as it is inscribed on the Tower Hill Memorial. The 480 fallen Canadians lost at sea, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
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Able Seaman William Norton
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Able Seaman William Norton
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Commemorated on:
Page 54 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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