Second Lieutenant J H B Thornton

25365330

Use this image under Non-Commercial licence

This image was created and shared by: Stuart Nicholson

You can embed or download low-resolution images free of charge for private and non-commercial use under the IWM Non-Commercial Licence.
By downloading or embedding any image, you agree to the terms and conditions of the IWM Non Commercial Licence, including your use of the attribution statement specified by IWM. For this item, that is:
© Stuart Nicholson (WMR-37685)

Download

Embed
HTML:

<a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/37685" target="_blank"> <img src="https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/24/357/mid_keswick_st_john_thornton.jpg?action=e&cat" alt="Second Lieutenant J H B Thornton"> </a> <span> Second Lieutenant J H B Thornton <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright">© Stuart Nicholson (WMR-37685)</a> </span>

BBCode:

[url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/37685][img]https://media.iwm.org.uk/ciim5/memorials/24/357/mid_keswick_st_john_thornton.jpg?action=e&cat[/img][/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/37685]Second Lieutenant J H B Thornton.[/url] [url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright]© Stuart Nicholson (WMR-37685)[/url]

Memorial details

Memorial type: Addition to gravestone
District: Allerdale
Town: Keswick
County: Cumbria
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 37685

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation

Current location

South Churchyard
St John's Church
St Johns Street
Keswick
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA12 5AH
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 26788 23176
Denomination: Church of England

View location on Google Maps

Description

Addition to family gravestone

Inscription

... ALSO OF THEIR ONLY SON/JOSEPH HENRY BANKS THORNTON/2ND LIEUTENANT 23RD LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS/KILLED IN ACTION SEPT 28TH 1918/BURIED AT PONT DE NIEPPE AGED 28..

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Thornton, Joseph Henry Banks
See details

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, relationships, rank, regiment, manner of death, date of death, age, place of burial
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Gravestone
Measurements: depth 150mm, height 1660mm, width 790mm
Materials: Stone

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website

Condition

If you know the condition of this memorial, please help by adding details

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

CWGC Entry-www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2914897/THORNTON, JOSEPH HENRY BANKS

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

For queries, please contact [email protected].