Son of William and Eliza Ann Norris, of 11, Packer Street, Halliwell Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Wounded June 1916 in the hand. Killed after leaving the trenches wounded on a stretcher, when a shell burst and killed him and the stretcher bearers conveying him to the dressing station.
Norris, Benjamin –
Personal details
- Surname: Norris
- Forename: Benjamin
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Deane, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: June 7th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 13517
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Ridgway Gates and The Victoria Hall Methodist WWI Roll of Honour - Bolton (LOST)
- CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 41 and 43.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/09/1916 27/07/1917 07/12/1917 28/06/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e 6c/d* S11* 6g
- Bolton Chronicle: 27/07/1917 27/07/1917