Trooper

William Claude Thornton

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Margaret J. Thornton, of 244, Harewood Rd., Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
17569
Name:
William Claude Thornton
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
W. Thornton (father), 244 Harewood Road, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
25 November 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1916
Transport:
Moeraki 14 December 1916
Vessel:
Moeraki
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 1.
William Claude Thornton
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