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
Local memorial
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