Private 28006 Fred THORNTON

Private 28006 Fred Thornton{gallery}Pte F Thornton{/gallery}10th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died of wounds in France and Flanders, 30th October 1918, aged 27.

• Buried: Delsaux Farm Cemetery, Beugny, France. Grave I.A.18
  
• Awarded British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son [illegitimate] of Laura Louisa Thornton
• NNWFHS Memorial: Pailton
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Thornton
• NNWFHS Pailton War Memorial Page
• Delsaux Farm Cemetery
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born Mar Qtr 1891. Baptised at St Denis, Pailton 19 Oct 1894
  
• Living at Coventry Road, Pailton with grandparents, William and Jemima Thornton [1901]
• Living as a boarder at 37 Thomas Street, Coventry [1911]
  
• Employed as a butcher’s assistant [1911]