Private 16624 William NORBURY
1st Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
Killed in Action, Tuesday 4th May 1915, Belgium, Age 33
Home address:
8 Acorn Lane*, Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire
Born:
1882, Hyde, Cheshire
Parents:
Eliza Norbury and William Norbury
14 Peel Street, Newton, Hyde, Cheshire
Marital Status:
Married to Elizabeth Ann Norbury (née Rushworth)
181 Stockport Road, Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire
Occupation:
Bobbin Carrier, Cotton Mill
Enlisted:
Hyde, Cheshire
Remembered:
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, panel 22.
Link to Hyde:
Born in Hyde
A Message of Remembrance, written for Werneth Low Cenotaph Unveiling, 25th June 1921:
In loving memory of my dear Dad, Pte. W. Norbury, 16624, Cheshire Regt.
* Acorn Lane is now part of Stockport Road. See our notes on Old Place Names.