Joseph Henry THORNTON

Regimental number2030
Place of birthBingley England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Mary E Robinson, 102 Brunswick Street, Nelson, Lancashire, England
Enlistment date16 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 13 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 11-12 June 1915
Date of death11 June 1915
Place of burialBeach Cemtery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
38
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  cemetery records
Cemetery details - Died of wounds 16th June, 1915