Thornley, Herbert –

Son of Elizabeth Thornley, of 19, Hughes Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late William Thornley. Wounded in the head and legs by a shell, and died on the way to the hospital.

Personal details

  • Surname: Thornley
  • Forename: Herbert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 27
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 7th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Gunner
  • Unit: "D" Battery, 88th Brigade.
  • Service number: 711105
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, Nord, France
  • CWGC reference: III. F. 15.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/09/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c* S10*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 21/09/1917

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