Second Lieutenant FRANCIS JOSEPH THORNS
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Berkshire Regiment
5th Bn.
Date of Death
Died 31 May 1916
Age 27 years old
- Country of Service United Kingdom
- Additional Info Son of Annie Thorns, of 20, Redburn St., Chelsea, London, and the late Joseph Thorns.
- Personal Inscription HE DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH A MAN COULD DIE FOR GOD AND RIGHT AND LIBERTY
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