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D4635 - Norton family of Derby - 1930-1989
- 1 - Letters sent to Elsy Hall, later Norton, mainly from Norman Norton, until Norman was demobbed in 1946. - 1939-1946

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D4635/1/6
Title	Letters sent to Elsy Norton, mainly by her husband Norman who wrote two or three times a week unless on leave with Elsy
Date	1945
Description	Norman was serving in B Troop 352 Search Light Battery, Royal Artillery, stationed at Hoo, near Rochester, Kent in January. In February he moved to Eastbourne with D Battery and in March moved to C Battery. At the end of May he was sent to Trondheim, Norway, as part of the operation rounding up German troops. He sailed back to Edinburgh in December and was then stationed at Colchester, Essex.
Extent	12 bundles
Level	SubSeries
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Norton family of Derby
Arrangement	The letters have been arranged in monthly bundles.
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