Henry "Harry" Alfred George THORNTON

1913 - 1944  (30 years)

• Name	Henry "Harry" Alfred George THORNTON
  Birth	7 Jul 1913	Bermondsey, London SE
  Gender	Male
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Bermondsey, London SE   [1]
  	Age: 7y 11m
  	Address: 18 Grange Walk
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939  [2]
  	Dyed Fur Sorter
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	Bermondsey, London SE   [2]
  	Address: 18 Grange Walk
  Occupation	1944
  	Guardsman, Grenadier Guards
  	Service No. 2620282
  Residence	1944	Deptford, London SE   [3]
  	Address: 76 Clifton Rise
  Death	18 Jun 1944	Westminster, London W   [3, 4]
  	Age: 30y
  	Cause: German bombing raid (V2)
  	Address: Wellington Barracks (Guards Chapel), Birdcage Walk
  Probate	22 Nov 1944	Llandudno, Gwynedd   [3]
  	Value of Estate £354 3s Witness Role: Beneficiary: [I366747650] Kathleen Jean Mary ARTHUR
  Person ID	I366747642	Tony & Gill's Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry James THORNTON,   b. 10 Feb 1881, Bermondsey, London SE d. 25 Nov 1952, Camberwell, London SE (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Florence Charlotte ALLINSON,   b. 19 Oct 1885, Walworth, London SE d. Between Oct 1974 and Dec 1974, Bromley, Kent (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	31 Mar 1907	Bermondsey, London SE
  Family ID	F318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kathleen Jean Mary ARTHUR,   b. Between Oct 1920 and Dec 1920, Deptford, London SE d. 26 Dec 1981, Blackheath, London SE (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Between Oct 1941 and Dec 1941	Deptford, London SE   [5]
  Children	1. Sandra Martha THORNTON,   b. Between Apr 1944 and Jun 1944, Greenwich, London SE d. 22 Mar 2004, Dewsbury, W Yorks (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2023

  
  

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  Birth - 7 Jul 1913 - Bermondsey, London SE Census - Age: 7y 11m,Address: 18 Grange Walk - 19 Jun 1921 - Bermondsey, London SE Residence - Address: 18 Grange Walk - 29 Sep 1939 - Bermondsey, London SE Marriage - Between Oct 1941 and Dec 1941 - Deptford, London SE Residence - Address: 76 Clifton Rise - 1944 - Deptford, London SE Death - Age: 30y,Cause: German bombing raid (V2),Address: Wellington Barracks (Guards Chapel), Birdcage Walk - 18 Jun 1944 - Westminster, London W Probate - 22 Nov 1944 - Llandudno, Gwynedd  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Harry was the only surviving son of the family and was killed,along with so many other young men, when the Guards Chapel at Wellington Barracks was hit by a V2 .

  
  

• Sources

  [S612] Census 1921 E&W (19/06/1921), RG15 PN01901 SN204 RD24 ES1 ED14. Census England 1921 Name Relation Age Sex Marr/Orph'd Birthplace Nationality Education Occupation Employment Place of Work Chd <16 Children's Ages Henry James Thornton Head 40y 4m M Married Bermondsey, London SE Motor Driver Hide & Skein, Butchers Leather Market, Bermondsey, London SE 5 2,6,7,11,13 Florence Charlotte Thornton Wife 36y 8m F Married Walworth, London SE Home Duties Florence Charlotte Annie Thornton Daughter 13y 6m F Both Alive Bermondsey, London SE Ivy Sarah Thornton Daughter 11y 6m F Both Alive Bermondsey, London SE Henry Alfred George Thornton Son 7y 11m M Both Alive Bermondsey, London SE Annie Ada Thornton Daughter 6y 6m F Both Alive Bermondsey, London SE Charles Robert Thornton Son 2y 1m M Both Alive Bermondsey, London SE [S241] Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939). [S488] England & Wales Probate Death Index 1858 - 2019. [S1] BMD Index (GRO), Vol 1a P 399. [S1] BMD Index (GRO), Vol 1d P 1364.