Regimental number | 10089 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Manly, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Sydney James Thornton, Queenscliff Road, Manly, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 18th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Field Ambulance 8, Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/51/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Deceased |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot lII, Row D, Grave No. 4), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 184 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Sydney James and Sarah Ellen THORNTON, Glenwood, Queenscliff, Manly, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 10088 Pte Mervyn Willoughby THORNTON, 14th Field Ambulance, died of disease, 30 October 1918. |