Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thornley, of the Commercial Hotel, Little Hulton, Lancashire. Enlisted Gunner 51313, Royal Garrison Artillery. Transferred after training. Attached Indian Expeditionary Force.
Thornley, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Thornley
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 25
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 13th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 12332
- Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Little Hulton Cenotaph - Little Hulton
- CWGC Memorial: Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq
- CWGC reference: Panel 9.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 28/04/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 20/04/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917