Life lost on operations
Title
Life lost on operations
Description
Article on loss of Flying Officer Francis Dunsford Norton lost his life on 18 August 1943. Buried at Griegswald [sic] Weick.
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Date
1943-12-18
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One newspaper cutting
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Identifier
NMadgettHR190610-06
Transcription
Chroni[missing letters]
[missing letters]CULATION IN EXMOUTH AND DISTRICT
[missing letter]ECEMBER 18th, 1943. [inserted] EXMOUTH CHRONICLE [/inserted]
Life Lost on Air Operations
[photograph]
Mrs. Norton, of Ebenezer, Vale-road, Exmouth, has this week received news through the Red Cross that her younger son, Flying Officer Francis Dunsford Norton, D.F.C., age 22, reported missing on August 18th last, had lost his life while on air operations and was laid to rest at Griegswald Weick, Northern Germany.
This gallant officer, who was educated at Bridgend Secondary School and finally at the Exmouth Grammar School, prior to joining the R.A.F.V.R. in 1939, was qualifying for the profession of chartered accountant.
His only brother, Searle, joined the R.A.S.C. and went overseas, taking part in the evacuation of Dunkirk.
[missing letters]CULATION IN EXMOUTH AND DISTRICT
[missing letter]ECEMBER 18th, 1943. [inserted] EXMOUTH CHRONICLE [/inserted]
Life Lost on Air Operations
[photograph]
Mrs. Norton, of Ebenezer, Vale-road, Exmouth, has this week received news through the Red Cross that her younger son, Flying Officer Francis Dunsford Norton, D.F.C., age 22, reported missing on August 18th last, had lost his life while on air operations and was laid to rest at Griegswald Weick, Northern Germany.
This gallant officer, who was educated at Bridgend Secondary School and finally at the Exmouth Grammar School, prior to joining the R.A.F.V.R. in 1939, was qualifying for the profession of chartered accountant.
His only brother, Searle, joined the R.A.S.C. and went overseas, taking part in the evacuation of Dunkirk.
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Citation
Exmouth Chronicle, “Life lost on operations,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/19010.
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