Son of Joshua and Ann Thorpe, of 140, Bolton Road, Kearsley, Lancashire; husband of Sarah Ann Thorpe, of 40, Norris Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted March 1915. Formerly Welsh Regiment. Died in No.78 General Hospital, Cairo, of dysentery.
Thorpe, Ernest –
Personal details
- Surname: Thorpe
- Forename: Ernest
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 30
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 7th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 18th Sanitary Section.
- Service number: 71394
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
- CWGC reference: O. 205.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 01/04/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 19/07/1918 26/07/1918