Norman Shields
Service number
325855
Military unit
Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Royal Armoured Corps
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
01 Oct 1940 (20 years old)
Place of birth
Rainworth, Nottinghamshire
Employment, education or hobbies
Attended Queen Elizabeth School from 1930 to 1935.
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Family history
Son of Thomas and Ellen Shields of Clipstone.
In 1921 Thomas and Ellen where living at 47 North Avenue, Rainworth and Thomas worked for Bolsover Colliery Company at Rufford Colliery. In the mid 1920's Bolsover Colliery Company built Clipstone Colliery and the village of New Clipstone so persumably Thomas moved to work at the new pit.
Military history
He joined the Sherwood Rangers in May 1939. After training in England he was posted to Palastine from January 1940 until his date of death. He died in the British General Hospital Cairo on 1st October 1940.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
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