Nephew and adopted son of Ralph and Lily Thicknesse, of The Chantry, Shaftesbury, Dorset; son of Raymond E. and Mrs. Thicknesse, of Canada; and grandson of Bishop Thicknesse, formerly vicar of Deane. Formerly Private PS/963, 19th Bn., Royal Fusiliers. Commissioned 04/08/1916. Attached 4th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers.
Thicknesse, Raymond Samuel –
Personal details
- Surname: Thicknesse
- Forename: Raymond Samuel
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Canada
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 27
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 9th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: 2nd (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Poelcapelle British Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: XXIX. E. 13.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Chronicle: 26/10/1917