BENJAMIN ALBERT NORFOLK
Born: 1887, Ipswich.
Died: 7th May 1915; age 27; Died of Wounds- Gallipoli.
Residence: Ipswich.
Enlistment Location: Ipswich.
Date of Entry Therein: 25th April 1915 – Balkans.
Rank: Private; Service Number: 8072
Regiment: Essex Regiment, 1st Battalion.
Medals Awarded: Victory, British War & 1915 Star.
Grave Reference:
Panel 144 to 150 or 229 to 233.
Turkey ( including Gallipoli).
Relatives Notified & Address: Son of Sarah Norfolk, of 58, Cemetery Road, Ipswich & the late William Norfolk.
CENSUS
1891 6, Peel Street, Ipswich.
Benjamin was 6 years old and living with his parents & brothers.
William Cook Norfolk, 32, a Shoe Clicker, born Ipswich.
Sarah Bacon Norfolk (nee Bays), 32, born Ipswich.
Edith Mary Ann Norfolk, 8, born Ipswich.
Charles William G. Norfolk, 6, born Ipswich.
Wilfred Lancelot Norfolk, 1, born Ipswich.
1901 32, Finchley Road, Ipswich.
Benjamin was 13 years old and living with his parents & siblings.
William, 42, a Boot Clicker.
Sarah, 42.
Edith, 18, a Boot Repairer.
Charles, 16, a Solicitors Clerk.
Wilfred, 11.
Lily Violet Norfolk, 4, born Ipswich.
1911 India.
Benjamin was 24 years old, a Soldier ranked Private in the 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment.
Benjamin’s father, William Cook Norfolk died, 1911, Ipswich.
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