We remember William Henry Thornley

We remember William Henry Thornley

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Timeline

Timeline

1897
birth Blackburn United Kingdom Source:7024106 1897
service British Army Private 38403 East Lancashire Regiment Source:9272908
service British Army Private 40116 Lancashire Fusiliers 9th Battalion Source:7024106
location 189, Bacup Rd., Cloughfold, Manchester. United Kingdom parents address Source:7024106
1917
death Died of wounds Belgium Source:7024106 Source:9272908 11th October 1917
burial Mendinghem Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium VII. D. 42. Source:7024106

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Henry
Initials WH
Last Name Thornley
Source 7024106
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
189, Bacup Rd., Cloughfold, Manchester. United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 38403 East Lancashire Regiment Private
British Army 40116 Lancashire Fusiliers 9th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Eva mother
Robert Thornley father

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Ian105013

External Evidence

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EXTERNAL REFERENCE: LFHHS (Rossendale Branch) – Rawtenstall Municipal War Memorial. Ian105013

Multimedia

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Rawtenstall Cemetery - Municipal War Memorial Ian105013
Rawtenstall War Memorial Ian105013
BWM and Victory Medal Ian105013
Lancashire Fusiliers cap badge Ian105013

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We remember William Henry Thornley