William A Norden

Rank 
Private
Regiment 
London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)
Date of death 
26 March 1919
Age of death 
19
Address 
13 Osborne Road
Forest Gate
NWM
 E7 0PJ
Address source 
1911 Census
Cemetery / Memorial 
United Kingdom
Biography 

William A Norden was born in 1900. His father Alfred Norden, was an export manager and was married to Edith Emily Wheeler. William had one younger sister, Gertrude, who was born in 1903. In 1911, the family were living at 13 Osborne Road, Forest Gate.

William enlisted with the 28th Battalion, London Regiment (Artists Rifles). He died at home on 26th March 1919 from the effects of the influenza pandemic, aged 19. William is buried in the City of London Cemetery, Manor Park. At the time of his death, his parents were living in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.

Research by Redbridge Museum and Patrick O’Mara

Sources:

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Ancestry.com