Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Ernest Murray Norton
In memory of:
Private Ernest Murray Norton
May 20, 1944
Military Service
F/60339
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Army
West Nova Scotia Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Additional Information
April 18, 1924
Crapuad, Prince Edward Island
January 1, 1940
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Son of Harry V. and Hazel V. Norton, of Bedford, Prince Edward Island.
Commemorated on Page 406 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
Italy
IV. E. 17.
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY lies in the Commune of Cassino, Province of Frosinone, 139 kilometres south-east of Rome. It is situated in the valley of the River Liri immediately below the southern spurs of the central Apennines. Above it at a distance of one kilometre is the dominating hill on which stands the Abbey of Monte Cassino, founded by St. Benedict in the year 529 on the site of an ancient temple of Apollo. If approaching the CASSINO WAR CEMETERY by road, follow the Highway A2 from Rome to Naples and leave it at the Cassino exit. After passing the pay booths, follow the sign for Cassino. At the traffic lights, after a block of flats, turn right towards the locality of S. Angelo and the CWGC signs will then be seen.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of Ernest Murray Norton – Photo of Ernest Murray Norton – Photo submitted by On The War Memorial Trail research project -
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Photo of Ernest Murray Norton – Photo of Ernest Murray Norton – Photo submitted by On The War Memorial Trail research project -
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Photo of Ernest Norton – Ernest Norton, then of the PEI Highlanders, in Newfoundland about 1941. -
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Group Photo – Ernest Norton (seated) and a friend. -
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Inscription – Private ERNEST MURRAY NORTON was killed in Italy on May 20, 1944 and is buried at CASSINO WAR CEMETERY. There is an inscription to his memory on the family grave marker in the cemetery of St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Crapaud, Prince Edward Island. -
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Borden War Memorial – This war memorial is located in Borden, Prince Edward Island. -
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Grave marker – Photo courtesy of Geoff Wood.
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