Luke Sills Norwood
Service Number
158598
Military Unit
258th Tunnelling Coy Royal Engineers
Date of birth
Date of Death
11 Apr 1921 (35 years old)
Place of Birth
Unknown
Employment, Education or Hobbies
In 1911 he was a corporal in a coal mine.
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Family History
He was the son of George a colliery winding engineer and Hannah (née) Norwood Silks. They had fourteen children and Luke was one of nine to survive infancy. His siblings were Lily, James, Leah May, William (killed in action 6/7/1917), Eliza, Henry, John and Ernest Norwood. In 1911 they lived at 21 Stonyford Lane and George and Hannah later moved to 57 Mason Street (both Sutton in Ashfield). He was the husband of Lucy Ann (née Kingston) Norwood (married J/F/M/1916) and the father of Ernest Norwood who was born in 1919.
Military History
He is buried in Sutton in Ashfield Cemetery.
Extra Information
His brother William also served during the Great War in the Highland Light Infantry and was killed in action on 6th July 1917.
Photographs
Courtesy of Peter Gillings
Luke Norwood's headstone in Sutton in Ashfield Cemetery