Source: Per Allan Miller from his post at the 149th Battalion CEF- Lambton’s Own Facebook Group.
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Family Search: When Warrant Officer Arthur Dugald Norvall was born on 2 May 1886, in Pietermaritzburg, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa, his father, Francis Alexander Norvall, was 30 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Troy Norvall, was 27.
Very interesting service history. Was in the British Army. Joined CEF. Rose in ranks fast. Committed a crime in Germany. Shot a tram conductor.
Claims to be born at Richmond, Virginia, on 2 May 1886, but there is a record of a person with the same name and birth date being born at Pietermaritzburg, Umgungundlovu, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa to Francis Alexander Norvall and Mary Elizabeth Troy Norvall.
Born 2 May 1886 at Pietermaritzburg, Umgungundlovu, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Parents Francis Alexander Norvall and Mary Elizabeth Troy Norvall,
1907 Awarded Natal Native Rebellion Medal
1909 Located at Lukosi, Zimbabwe. NOK Francis Alexander Norvall.
1909 Located at Artillery Barracks, Roberts Heights, Transvaal, South Africa.
27 August 1909 to 21 July 1914 Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery, British Army.
17 October 1914 – 24 May 1916 Trooper, Royal Horse Guards, British Army.
25 May 1916 Private, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), British Army.
27 March 1917 – 7 March Appointed 2nd Lieutenant.
27 March 1917 – 7 March 1918 2nd Lieutenant, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
16 March 1918 Bramshott Camp. Enlists with the CEF.
18 April 1918 TOS 18th Battalion.
15 May 1918 Arrives “in the field” 18th Battalion.
Rises in rank from Private to Warrant Officer, Class II by 8 September 1918.
28 December 1918 In Bonn, Germany shot up a tram, shot the conductor, smashed furniture in two hotels and stole their money boxes.
29 December 1918 In confinement for crimes committed against person and property. Convicted in subsequent Court Martial. 5 years penal servitude.
28 January 1919 Resident at Hill Prison, Portland, England.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 