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Norman Saxon

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Biography

Born in Sunderland in 1893, he enlisted as a Private in the 7th Battalion DLI in September 1914. He served throughout the Great War on the Western Front and was badly gassed. He was discharged, as a Sergeant, and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in 1919.

In 1921, he emigrated to Canada and later moved to the United States. He returned home in 1929 and worked as a salesman until he retired in 1960. Norman Saxon died in 1966 at Bournemouth.

Norman Saxon


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