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


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

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
8496 BATCHFORD, Edith1899ENG,    , Chelmsford Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
10353 COOPER, Alfred William1896ENG, ESS, Chelmsford Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
10840 DEEBLE, Edith Naomi1903ENG, ESS, Chelmsford Jul 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
23295 THORNE, Harold Redvers1900ENG, ESS, Chelmsford May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
16786 THORNE, Stanley Arthur1897ENG, ESS, Chelmsford May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos  
5354 VELDEN, John Herbert1915ENG,    , Chelmsford Aug 1930 : Megantic CAN Canadian Government Scheme  
4891 WASKETT, Gladys1914ENG,    , Chelmsford Apr 1925 : Montclare CAN Barnardos