Thicknesse, Raymond Samuel –

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.

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

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