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Thorne-Moorends Town Council - Pictorial History
War Memorial
Memorial Details - Second World War Surnames A to L
Compiled By Colin Tattersall & Tony Brookes
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Abernethy Thomas William |
Regiment: 16th/5th Lancers, Royal Armoured Corps
Born: 1920
Enlisted:
Died: 06/05/1943 age 22
Parents Samuel James Abernethy and Margaret Abernethy, Moorends.
Wife: Doris Abernethy, Moorends
Memorial: Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunesia
Rank/Number: Trooper 319471
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Adams George Kitchener |
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster
Born: 1914
Enlisted:
Died: between 20/05/1941 and 02/06/1941 age 26
Parents William and Mary Ann Adams, Thorne.
Memorial: Athens Memorial
Rank/Number: Lance Corporal 4745619
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Autherson William |
Regiment: 1st Battalion Scots Guards
Born: 1909
Enlisted:
Died: 26/06/1944
Parents John and Mary Annie Autherson
Wife: Mary Harriett Autherson, of Thorne
Memorial: Bolsena War Cemetery
Rank/Number: Guardsman 2693687
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Bedford Edward James |
Royal Navy. Lost in the sinking of HMS Barham
Born: 24/07/1918
Enlisted:
Died: 25/11/1941 age 22
Parents William James and Caroline Jane Bedford, of Thorne
Memorial: Chatham Naval Memorial
Rank/Number: Able Seaman C/JX 196178
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Bedford William Robert |
Royal Navy H.M. Submarine Phoenix
Born: 26/11/1916
Enlisted: 14/06/1933
Died: 21/07/1940 age 24
Parents William James and Caroline Jane Bedford, of Thorne
Memorial: Portsmouth Naval memorial
Rank/Number: Able Seaman P/JX 139404
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Broughton Geoffrey |
Regiment: The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion
Born: 28/07/1919
Enlisted:
Died: 28/04/1943 age 28
Parents Alfred Henry and Lillian Broughton Husband of Riyoko Broughton
Memorial: Gauhati War Cemetery, Assam, N.E.India
Rank/Number: Corporal 4688657
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Church Arthur James |
Regiment: Royal Artillery (attached to 1st Battalion The Royal Scots)
Born: 1921
Enlisted:
Died: 2/02/45 age 23
Parents
Memorial: Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma (now Myanmar)
Rank/Number: Gunner 4538920
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Clayton Frank |
Royal Air Force 59 Squadron
Born:
Enlisted:
Died: 14/07/1940 age 20
Parents Joseph Bemrose Clayton and Emily Clayton, of Moorends
Memorial: Thorne Cemetery
Rank/Number: Sergeant (W.Op./Air Gnr.) 643566
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Cook George |
Regiment: 16th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
Born:
Enlisted:
Died: 13/09/1943 age 27
Parents Benjamin Cook and Mary Macella Cook, of Thorne
Memorial: Salerno War Cemetery
Rank/Number: Private 4693806
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Davidson John Lever |
Regiment: 151 A.A. Regt. R.A. Sig. Sec, Royal Corps of Signals
Born: 12/09/1922
Enlisted:
Died: 23/09/1944 age 22
Parents Matthew M. and Margaret Davidson, of Moorends
Memorial: Bergen-op-Zoom War Cemetery
Rank/Number: Signalman 14261688
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Fotheringham George |
Royal Marines. Lost in sinking of HMS Hood by the Bismark, 24 May 1941
Born: 12/02/1916
Enlisted: 1935 aged 18
Died: 24/05/1941 age 25
Parents Robert and Eliza Fotheringham, of Thorne
Memorial: Portsmouth Naval memorial
Rank/Number: Marine PO/X 1639
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Getty William Paul |
Merchant Navy S.S. Ashbury (Glasgow)
Born: Ireland 1918
Enlisted:
Died: 08/01/1945 age 26
Parents William Frederick and Josephine Getty, Thorne
Wife: Erena Marjorie Getty, of Thorne
Memorial: Thurso (Mount Vernon) Cemetery
Rank/Number:
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Harrison James Martin |
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1435 Squadron
Born: 1920
Enlisted: 18/12/1942
Died:
Parents Parents Frederick and Alice Harrison of Deal, Kent
Memorial: Malta Memorial
Rank/Number: Flight Sergeant 1025099
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Higgins John |
Royal Artillery 53 Field Regiment
Born: 19/06/1918
Enlisted:
Died: 15/11/1942 age 24
Parents Thomas and Mary Ann Higgins, of Thorne
Wife Joan Rosaline Higgins, of Thorne
Memorial: Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
Rank/Number: Gunner 936972
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Lindsay Andrew Muir |
Regiment: Royal Navy HMS Hermes
Born: 1918
Enlisted:
Died: 9/04/1942
Parents Parents Andrew and Amelia May Lindsay of Moorends
Memorial: Plymouth Naval Memorial
Rank/Number: Petty Officer Cook) D/MX55477
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This overview is incomplete and may be inaccurate. If you have further details of any of these individuals, or any corrections, please email:
Thorne-Moorends Town Council, Assembly Rooms, Fieldside, Thorne, Doncaster. DN8 4AE Tel. 01405 812092 / Fax 01405 816333
