Douglas, I am not aware of the precise circumstances of your death, nor what caused it, but, as a former soldier in the 1st and 7th Battali...
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Douglas Saville Thornton
Second Lieutenant
Service No. Unknown
Age 20
Died on 1 October 1916
Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
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Somme, France
Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Oliver Thornton, of 31, Fairfield Rd., East Croydon.
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Douglas, O valiant heart, who to your glory came ….. your memory hallowed in the land you loved.
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