Thorne war memorial

Thorne war memorial lists the names of almost 150 men who fought and died in the two World Wars. Driving back to Thorne from my home in the Netherlands takes me through Belgium and Northern France and as the towns of Ieper and Dunkirk flash by, I often wonder whether any of the names on the memorial are linked to the landscape over which it is now so easy to cross.

New technologies are making it possible to peer back into time and connect people and places, and these pages are the beginnings of a web of information on those from Thorne who didn't return from the wars. The links shown below lead to a list of the names on the memorial which are in turn linked to entries in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site. Sometimes it has been possible to find additional information on an individual, and further links are provided.

Not all the names have yet been linked, and indeed there may be erroneous links. Any additions, corrections or further information on those mentioned on the memorial would be gratefully received... C Tattersall  -  contact