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Private FRANCIS WILLIAM SMITH THORNTON

Service Number: 37495
Regiment & Unit/Ship

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

1st/8th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 01 August 1917

Age 19 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT

III. A. 6B.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Francis and Mary Thornton, of Hunslet, Leeds. Born at Old Malton, Yorks.
  • Personal Inscription WE MISS HIS SMILE AND WORD OF LOVE BUT HOPE TO MEET HIM ABOVE FROM ALL THE FAMILY
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Buried or commemorated at

MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT
Seine-Maritime France
Number of casualties: 2358
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