Son of John and Hannah Thomason, of 41, Rawson Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly employed by the Farnworth Gasworks. Posted missing since 16/08/1916 and subsequently presumed killed. Memorial in Farnworth Cemetery.
Thomason, Ernest –
Personal details
- Surname: Thomason
- Forename: Ernest
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 16th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 242298
- Regiment: King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
- Enlistment date: April 8th, 1916 - 1916-04-08
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- All Saints C.E. Church - Moses Gate WWI Plaques
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth (St. John the Evangelist) C.E. Church WWI Memorial
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 5 D and 12 B.
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 08/09/1916 15/09/1916 06/10/1916 05/01/1917 27/07/1917 28/12/1917 09/08/1918