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Arthur Thornton

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Sgt Arthur Thornton

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment: 02.02.1916
  • Place of enlistment: Winnipeg, Manitoba.
  • Service no: 301812
  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Canadian Field Artillery
  • Unit/Ship: 38th Battery, 10th Brigade
  • Place of Death: Belgium
  • Age at Death: 28
  • Date of Death: 05.11.1917
  • Burial Country: Belgium
  • Cemetery: Vlameertinghe New Military Cemetery
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: XII.E.15.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 16.07.1889
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 30 Woodlawn Apts, Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Occupation: Pressman
  • Mother:

    Isabella Thornton, 5 South Ellen St, Dundee

  • Father:

    Charles Thornton, 5 South Ellen St, Dundee

  • Siblings:

    1 brother

  • Spouse:

    Ann Thornton, 30 Woodlawn Apts, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Children:

    1 Child

More about Arthur Thornton

For more information on Arthur visit Arthur’s Memorial and Arthur’s Service Record

There are also several references to Arthur in the local Dundee Newspapers available in Dundee Central Library

Courier 17/11/1917 page 3, and Peoples Journal 24/11/1917 page 4

Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson

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