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.
Thornley, Herbert –
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: Royal Field Artillery
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Artillery (Nelson Square) Memorial - Bolton
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Delph Hill Wesleyans Roll of Honour
- 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