Shown standing outside the main, front entrance of Norton Hall.
The distinctive headstone marks the last resting place of Victor-Joseph De Martelaere, a Belgian soldier who was seriously wounded following Germany's invasion of Belgium in 1914. He, along with other wounded Belgian soldiers, was evacuated to England, first to a hospital in Birmingham and then to the newly established V.A.D Hospital at Norton Hall, Mickleton. ...
Norton Hall was used as a VAD Hospital during WW1 with Miss Bruce, the owner's daughter as Commandant.