Thornley, Bernard –

Son of Counc. John Thornley, of 180, Rishton Lane, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Grammar School (1906-1912). Enlisted as Gunner in 1914. Commissioned 1915. Wounded in the head.

Personal details

  • Surname: Thornley
  • Forename: Bernard
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Great Lever, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Unit: 3rd/3rd East Lancashire Brigade.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/12/1914 24/12/1914 30/06/1916 16/02/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 9f 7c 6b 6d-e*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 27/03/1915

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