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Record #23291
Name :
: Cecil Frederick THURLOW (1897 - 1918)
  aka : Private Thurlow


Father
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 4 Sep 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 30 Apr 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Suffolk, Ipswich
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Mar 1908
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Cecil Frederick Thurlow.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: THURLOW
Given Name: Cecil
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1908
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1908-03-12
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1908-03-21
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto, Ontario
Comments: Party of boys
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-503
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attention papers signed 6 Oct 1915 in Welland, Ontario. Cecil Frederick Thurlow was born 4th Sep 1897 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Previously served with the 44th. Next of Kin was Mrs. Mary Ann Norton of 63 King Street, Walton, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Occupation is listed as a farmer. 5'4" in height, blue eyes and brown hair. Religion was listed as Presbyterian.

The annual report for Dr Barnardo's Homes in 1920 titled 'Faithful Unto Death' lists Cecil Thurlow as one of the 677 soldiers who gave their lives in the Great War in the British Expeditionary Forces.

UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Name: Cecil Frederick Thurlow
Death Date: 30 Apr 1918
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Ipswich
Rank: Private
Regiment: Suffolk Regiment
Battalion: 11th Battalion
Number: 42780
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
Comments: Formerly 106271, Herts Yeo

Commonwealth War Graves Commission states the was the son of Mr. J. G. Thurlow, of "Roseneath," Bellhouse Lane, Eastwood, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56408609 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-29 10:27:28 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-29 10:29:13 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23291 THURLOW, Cecil Frederick1897ENG, SFK, Ipswich Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos