- First Name(s):HerbertThomas
- Surname:NORWOOD
- Service Number:7513
- Rank:
Private
- Conflict:WW1
- Service:Army
- Army Sector:Infantry
- Regiment:Worcestershire Regiment
- Battalion:2nd Battalion
- Former Units:None
- Date of Death:31st October 1914
- Age At Death:
- Cause of Death:Killed in action
- Place of Death:Unknown
- Place of Burial:Commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium, Panel 34.
- Place of Birth:Stourport, Worcestershire, resident Droitwich, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester
- Home Town:Unknown
- Casualty's Relatives:Unknown
NORWOOD Herbert Thomas Is Named On These Memorials
Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above
Hanbury St Mary the Virgin Church with the information: Pte. Worc. Regt.
Further Information About NORWOOD Herbert Thomas
Additional information on the memorial: Pte. Worc. Regt.
1891 Census
Fernhill Heath
Joseph Norwood, head, age 38, Railway signalman, born Highley, Shropshire
Jane Norwood, wife, age 37, born Gloucestershire
Alice Norwood, daughter age * (black line through), Scholar, born Stourport, Worcestershire
Reginald Norwood, son, age 12, Shop boy, born Stourport, Worcestershire
Ernest Charles Norwood, son, age 10, Scholar, born Stourport, Worcestershire
Francis John Norwood, son, age 9, Scholar, born Stourport, Worcestershire
Herbert Thomas Norwood, son, age 6, Scholar, born Stourport, Worcestershire
Edith Jane Norwood, daughter, age 4, born Stourport, Worcestershire
Florence Mary Norwood, daughter, age 3, born Stourport, Worcestershire
Agnes Norwood, daughter, age 1, born Martin Hussingtree, Claines, Worcestershire
Ethel Lavinia Norwood, daughter, age 1 month, born Martin Hussingtree, Claines, Worcestershire
H.T. Norwood, Private, Worcestershire Regiment was employed by the Midland Railway as a Signalman in the Traffic-Coaching Section at Droitwich Road Station. These details are recorded in the company’s memorial book.
Source: In Remembrance of the Brave Men of the Midland Railway who Gave their Lives in the Great War 1914-1919. Published by the company to coincide with the unveiling of the Midland Railway War Memorial at Derby on Thursday 15th December 1921 at 11.45am.
Herbert Norwood has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial.