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|Army number=5382907 | |Army number=5382907 | ||
|Rank=Pte | |Rank=Pte | ||
+ | |Date of birth=Born Glamorgan - date not known. | ||
|Age=0 | |Age=0 | ||
− | |Unit=Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry | + | |Unit=Enlisted in the Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry - date not known. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry, posted 11th Bn DLI. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 27/6/1944 while with 11th Battalion DLI. |
+ | |Joined Brigade=Date not yet confirmed. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=27-Jun-44 | |Died/Killed in action=27-Jun-44 | ||
− | |Home address=Son of Mr and Mrs Edward Thornton, | + | |Home address=Resident of Bath. Son of Mr and Mrs Edward Thornton, husband of M L Thornton, West Croydon, Surrey. Buried Grave IV. E. 7. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel. |
+ | |Image Name=Thornton_W_J_11_DLI.JPG | ||
+ | |Image Title=Pte W J Thornton's CWGC headstone. | ||
|Source table=11DLI | |Source table=11DLI | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:47, 29 November 2016
Personnel Entry
Name Thornton William James
Army number 5382907
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born Glamorgan - date not known.
Age 0
Unit Enlisted in the Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry - date not known. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry, posted 11th Bn DLI. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 27/6/1944 while with 11th Battalion DLI.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 27-Jun-44
Home address Resident of Bath. Son of Mr and Mrs Edward Thornton, husband of M L Thornton, West Croydon, Surrey. Buried Grave IV. E. 7. Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery, Tessel.
Source table 11DLI