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We remember George Rowland Hart Thornton
We remember George Rowland Hart Thornton
Timeline
Timeline
1883
birth
United Kingdom
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1883
service
British Army
Private
G/25707
Middlesex Regiment
Source:4435635
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Royal Garrison Artillery
Source:4435635
location
Exeter Villa, Cranham Rd., Cheltenham.
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:7089888
1918
death
Killed in Action
A shell struck the building he was in, and a large fragment entered your son’s side just above the hip. He died almost immediately.
Near Estaires
France
Source:7089888
Source:5483511
9th April 1918
burial
Pas de Calais
France
Source:7089888
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | George Rowland Hart |
| Initials | GRH |
| Last Name | Thornton |
| Source | 4435635 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Villa, Cranham Rd., Cheltenham. | United Kingdom | parents address |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | G/25707 | Middlesex Regiment | Private | ||
| British Army | Royal Garrison Artillery | Second Lieutenant |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Marmaduke Hart Thornton | father |
Media
Media
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Official telegram - announcement of KIAThe telegram that confirmed George Thornton's death to his parentsContributed by:
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Grave in CheltenhamSecond Lieutenant George Rowland Hart Thornton is commemorated on this grave in Prestbury Cemetery, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. (image 08/2015)Contributed by:
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GRH Thornton, body seen by British PoWA letter sent back to the War Office by a British PoW. The photograph described in the letter was almost certainly of GRH Thornton's sister, Isabel Irby and her daughter Audrey Irby.Contributed by:
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GRH Thornton - his last letter home p.1He sent this letter to his sister less than two weeks before he was killed.Contributed by:
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Letter from GRH Thornton p.2Page 2 of his last surviving letter home, less than two weeks before he was killed.Contributed by:
George2284
Communities
Communities
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Prestbury Cemetery, CheltenhamMore about Prestbury Cemetery, Cheltenham
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Lt GRH Thornton | George2284 | |
| Official telegram - announcement of KIA | George2284 | |
| Grave in Cheltenham | DR117137 | |
| GRH Thornton, body seen by British PoW | George2284 | |
| GRH Thornton - his last letter home p.1 | George2284 | |
| Letter from GRH Thornton p.2 | George2284 |
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