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Pte. Norman George McKenzie

British Army 5th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Jarrow

(d.14th Nov 1916)

Norman George McKenzie served with the 1st/5th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers and was killed in action aged 27 on the 14th November 1916. He is remembered at St. Paul's Church and is buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery. His medal card shows the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals and that he was killed in action.

Norman was born in Jarrow 1889, son of John and Mary McKenzie nee Barrie. In the 1911 census the family is living at 56 Stead Street, Jarrow with John(50) a ships rivetter and his wife of 26 years Mary(46) having had 10 children with 8 surviving. Five are single and living at home. Norman George(21) a labourer in the shipyard, George Barrie(17) a hairdressers assistant, Janet Aitken(13), Bridget Aitken(9) and Hilda Lizzie(6) are at school.



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