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Second Lieutenant CYRIL THORNTON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Flying Corps

Date of Death

Died 05 October 1917

Age 18 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BIRMINGHAM (LODGE HILL) CEMETERY

B6. 567.

United Kingdom

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Edgar Ernest James and Cecilia Mary Thornton, of 28, Acacia Rd., Bournville, Birmingham.
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Buried or commemorated at

BIRMINGHAM (LODGE HILL) CEMETERY
Warwickshire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 637
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