Henry THORNTON

THORNTON, Henry

    Service Numbers: 1628, 1642
    Enlisted: 24 November 1914, Bendigo, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Goornong, Victoria, Australia, 1892
    Home Town: Goornong, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
    Schooling: Goornong State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Farm Labourer
    Died: Died of wounds, Vignacourt, France, 10 August 1918
    Cemetery: Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie
    Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 15
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goornong District Honor Roll WW1
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    World War 1 Service

    24 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1628, 14th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
    19 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 1628, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
    19 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 1628, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
    4 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1628, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    4 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1642, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, on HMAT A17 Port Lincoln. Had previously RTA 4 November 1915 for "3 months change" after being seriously ill in Egypt. Given new SN 1642.
    26 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1642, 14th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
    27 Mar 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1642, 14th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hebuturne
    4 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1642, 14th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory
    8 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1642, 14th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, SW to both legs. Evacuated to 20th CCS, then situated at Vignacourt, where he died of his wounds on 10 August 1918.
    10 Aug 1918: Involvement Private, 1642, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1642 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-10

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    Biography contributed by Robert Wight

    Pte 1642 Henry Thornton was wounded at Amiens on 8 August 1918 (SW to both legs). He was evacuated to the 20th CCS, then located at Vignacourt, where he died of his wounds two days later on 10 August 1918.

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