Basic Details
Surname
Bottomley
Forenames
Norman
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He had played football for Elland Brotherhood AFC but was married and was living in Halifax with 2 children, working in a boilerworks in West Vale, when he enlisted in 1939. He is also commemorated on IWM 2689 and 2130.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Artillery
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Lance Bombardier
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Normandy
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Bayeux
Cemetery
War Cemetery
Year of death
1944
Month of death
August
Day of death
9
Age at death
26
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on the Memorial