Wilfred K Norman
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Somerset Light Infantry
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Private
Marital status: Married
Home address: Bristol
Date of birth: 1919
Date of death: 01/10/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery Gelderland, Netherlands and commemorated on Kingswood War Memorial
Age: 25
Further information:
Wilfred’s birth was registered in Keynsham and he married Violet Harding at the end of 1943. They had been married for less than a year when he died.
Wilfred’s battalion fought in the North West Europe Campaign including the ill-fated Operation Market Garden, Monty’s attempt to cross the River Rhine and encircle the Germans. The operation lasted 9 days and on the 25th September 1944 the generals decided to abandon it and pull the troops out of Arnhem, letting the frontline fall back to Nijmegen. The remaining British troops tried to escape to the south, or hide in occupied territory, but Wilfred who was initially buried in Nijmegen obviously died during the retreat.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/