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Record #16786
Name :
: Stanley Arthur THORNE (1897 - 1917)
  aka : Thorn, Private Thorne


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 6 Feb 1897

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 30 Oct 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, Chelmsford
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 28 May 1909
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corsican

Placement Family
: Roans
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardos

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Stanley Arthur Thorne. Surname also spelled Thorn.

Between Oct-Dec in 1896 Evelyn Florence Green and Arthur James Thorn were married in Rochford, Essex, England.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Stanley Arthur Thorn
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1899
Registration District: Chelmsford
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 620

1901 English Census for the household of Evelyn and Arthur Thorn in Springfield, Essex, England. In residence are sons Stanley (2) and Harold (1). Arthur is a Grocer's assistant by trade.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: THORN
Given Name: Arthur
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Corsican
Year of Arrival: 1909
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1909-05-20
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1909-05-28
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4760
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Traveled with his brother, Harold Thorne.

1911 Canadian Census records place Harold and Stanley Thorn in the household of Margaret Roans as a boarders in Haldimand, Ontario. Harold is born Dec 1900 in England. Stanley is born Jan 1898 in England. They arrived in 1909.

Attestation papers were signed 7 Dec 1915 in Cayuga, Ontario. Stanley Arthur Thorne states he was born 6 Feb 1897 in London, Essex County, England. He lives in Cayuga, Haldimand County, Ontario and works as a Farmer. His Next of Kin is his Father, Arthur Thorne of 372 Braintree Street, London, England. 5'7 3/4" in height with brown hair and eyes. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. His body was unrecoverable, his name is listed on Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12032439 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-09-21 20:27:02 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-30 07:39:03 /

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3023 ABBOTT, Charles1884ENG, ESS, Messing Apr 1900 : Dominion CAN National Childrens Home  
3025 ABBOTT, David Henry1891ENG, ESS, Grays Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3026 ABBOTT, Mary1888ENG, ESS, Maldon Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
3063 ABEL, Albert Edward G.1901ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3065 ABEL, Florence1902ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3064 ABEL, Queenie Victoria1900ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
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3158 ACWORTH, George Albert1896ENG, ESS, West Ham Sep 1911 : Lake Manitoba CAN Labourers & Domestics  
4491 ADAMS, Henry F.1880ENG, ESS, Brighton Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
14909 ALSOP, Reginald A1891ENG, ESS, Epping Nov 1896 : Laurentian CAN Unknown  
6876 ALTHORPE, George 1885ENG, ESS, Colchester Apr 1902 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
25136 ANDERSON, Muriel Helen1921ENG, ESS, West Ham Oct 1930 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
9777 ANDERSON, William 1870ENG, ESS, Walthamstow Jun 1883 : Polynesian CAN Barnardos  
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27617 ATKINS, George Frederick1905ENG, ESS, Rochford Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27618 ATKINS, Jane Ellen1900ENG, ESS, Rochford Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27619 ATKINS, William Richard1903ENG, ESS, Rochford Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
25142 BAGOT, Geoffrey1924ENG, ESS Dec 1934 : Baradine AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26946 BALAAM, Ronald John1928ENG, ESS, Tendring Nov 1938 : Themistocles AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5469 BANNISTER, Arthur James1890ENG, ESS, Stratford Sep 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
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3431 BLATCH, Albert1898ENG, ESS, Leytonstone May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos SarahLillian  
3438 BONWICK, Alexander1898ENG, ESS, Barking Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
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3437 BONWICK, William James1896ENG, ESS, Barking Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
4234 BRAND, Bessie Violet 1880ENG, ESS, Stifford Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
4233 BRAND, Daisy Emma1879ENG, ESS, Stifford Oct 1892 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
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