Name
Walter Henry Norwood
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
02/05/1918
27
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
37139
The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
10th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY
Plot IX, Row B, Grave 26.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour, St Michael and All Angels Church Memorial, Watford, Derby Road Baptist Church Memorial, Watford, Not on the Wigginton memorials
Pre War
Son of Henry and Mary (nee CRAWLEY) NORWOOD of Watford; husband of Violet (nee WOOD) NORWOOD of Watford.
His parents married 1880 in the Berkhamsted, Herts, district. Mary died 1934 in Watford aged 74, and was buried 3 May in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; Henry died 6 October 1940 in Watford aged 82, and was buried 9 October, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
Walter was born 1892 in Wigginton, Herts, and married 1914 in the Watford district. He resided in Watford. Violet remarried 1939 in the Watford district to Basil F L ARKWRIGHT or FROST, and died 1965 in the Watford district aged 76.
On the 1901 Census, aged 9 he lived in Watford, with his parents and seven siblings. On the 1911 Census, a chemist’s porter aged 19, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and three siblings.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Watford; was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and died of wounds received in action.
Additional Information
There is a brief article about and a Death announcement for Walter in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 11 May 1918. Unfortunately, Walter’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
