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LIONEL BERNARD THORNE

Died : 26 Sep 1916
Rank : Private
Service no at death:
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Surname: THORNE
Forename: LIONEL BERNARD
Initials: L B
Date of Birth 1889
Place of BirthWoodcutts, Sixpenny Handley
Place of Birth SourceParish Registers
Address Bakers Farm, Woodcutts, Handley
Schools attended
Employment / tradeFarm labourer
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Son of Tom Thorne (d. 1911) and Eliza nee Kiddle. Grandparents - William and Fanny Olivia (nee Symes) Thorne John and Harriet (nee Staples) Kiddle
Spouse Name
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Regiment at call-upDorsetshire Regiment
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upPrivate
Service no at call-up9910
Date of attestation 11 Aug 1914
Date of call-up -
Area reported toBlandford
SourceService record (Ancestry)
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service detailsSuffered from dysentery Jan 1916 in Citadel Hospital, Cairo. Wounded in field 19 Sep 1916 (shrapnel wounds in both thighs)
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Other service no
Service factsServed in Mediterranean (Suvla Bay, Port Said, Alexandria) from Jul 1915 - Aug 1916. British Expeditionary Force in France from 9 Aug 1916.
Age at death27
Date of death 26 Sep 1916
Regiment at deathDorsetshire Regiment
Battalion at death5th Bn.
Rank at deathPrivate
Circumstances of deathWar Diary (Ancestry) On 26 Sep 1916 5th Battalion Dorset Regiment moved up to the Ovillers Trench. They suffered heavily from the enemy barrage of bombs, machine guns and snipers from the German still in Mouquet Farm. The casualties amongst NCOs was heavy. This is probably where Lionel Thorne died.
Service no at death
Field of action at death
Place of deathFrance
Location of graveRegina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt
PositionIX.3.4
Other memorialsSixpenny Handley War Memorial
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