Son of James and Harriet Thornley, of 10, Thomas Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted October 1915. Reported missing since 26/10/1917 and subsequently presumed dead.
Thornley, Joseph –
Personal details
- Surname: Thornley
- Forename: Joseph
- Date of birth: January 22nd, 1896
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 26th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 243108
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 102 to 104.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 22/10/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 01/02/1918 23/08/1918