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1914 John Thornton, son of Alice Maria Whiting, daughter of William Whiting in the British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920



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  • Title 1914
    John Thornton, son of Alice Maria Whiting, daughter of William Whiting
    in the British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 
    Short Title 1914~~John Thornton, son of Alice Maria Whiting, daughter of William Whiting~~ in the British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 
    _MASTER
    Type Military Record 
    Source ID S782 
    Text 1914
    John Thornton
    in the British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
    Name: John Thornton
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: abt 1891
    Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
    Enlistment Age: 23
    Document Year: 1914
    Regimental Number: 12317
    Regiment Name: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment
    Number of Images: 21
    Form Title: Short Service Attestation
    Other Records: Search for 'John Thornton' in other WWI collections
    Family Members:
    Name Relation to Soldier
    John Thornton Self (Head)
    John Wm Thornton Father
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

    Original data: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO).
    War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War ‘Burnt Documents’ (Microfilm Copies); (The National Archives Microfilm Publication WO363); Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies; The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England.
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    Description
    This database contains the surviving service records of non-commissioned officers and other ranks who served in WWI and did not re-enlist in the Army prior to World War II. With the final release, this database now contains the entire service records collection. The type of information contained in these records includes: name of solider, age, birthplace, occupation, marital status, and regiment number. Learn more...
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