Military Provost Staff Corps

Soldier Details:

Surname: Thornton

Initials: H.G.E.C.

Rank: Major

Army No.: 70958

Notes: Provost Officer. Royal Artillery. War Diary 242 (Beach) Pro Coy, 6/6/1944, Company lett 9 residues landed, casualties OC evacuate to UK, Lt Fairhurst assumes Command, 1 NCO Killed (Cobbold) 2 Evacuated to UK. Casualty List (Officers) 1474, North West Europe, Europe, date not reported, OC 242 (Beach) Pro Coy, wounded on D Day. Casualty List 1488, casualty to the following officers whose names appear on previous List with date of casualty incorrectly reported or not reported occurred on date shown, 6/6/1944 previous List 1474/2, 6/6/1944. London Gazette 38094, 4793, 14/10/1947. Corps of Royal Military Police. Capt H G E C Thornton (70958) from RA to be Capt, 1/5/1947, retaining his present seniority and is granted the actg rank of Maj, 1/5/1947. London Gazette 39373, 5712, 2/11/1951. Territorial Army. Corps of Royal Military Police. Capt (actg Maj) H G E C Thornton, TD (70958) to be Maj, 1/11/1951, with seniority 1/5/1947. London Gazette 40635, 6569, 22/11/1955. Corps of Royal Military Police. Territorial Army Reserve of Officers. Maj H G E C Thornton (70958) from Active List to be maj, 1/11/1955, retaining his present seniority. London Gazette 40655, 7068, 16/12/1955. Corps of Royal Military Police. Territorial Army Reserve of Officers. Maj. H G E C Thornton, TD. (70958), from Active List to be Mah., 1/12/1955, retaining his present seniority. (Substituted for nortfn. in Gazette (Supplement) dated 22/11/1955). London Gazette 40652, 7006, 13/12/1955. Corps of Royal Military Police. Territorial Army. Maj H G E C Thornton, TC (70958), from Active List to be Maj, 1/12/1955, retaining his present seniority, (Substituted for nortfn in Gazette (Supplement) dated 22/11/1955).

Decorations/Medals/Awards (2)

1. Decoration: Efficiency Decoration (Territorial) 1st Clasp

Gazette Date: 1950-09-22

Gazette Issue: 39022

Gazette Page: 4743

Citation: RMP.

2. Decoration: Efficiency Decoration (Territorial) 2nd Clasp

Gazette Date: 1956-03-09

Gazette Issue: 40727

Gazette Page: 1434

Surname:	Thornton
Initials:	H.G.E.C.
Rank:	Major
Army No.:	70958
Notes:	Provost Officer. Royal Artillery. War Diary 242 (Beach) Pro Coy, 6/6/1944, Company lett 9 residues landed, casualties OC evacuate to UK, Lt Fairhurst assumes Command, 1 NCO Killed (Cobbold) 2 Evacuated to UK. Casualty List (Officers) 1474, North West Europe, Europe, date not reported, OC 242 (Beach) Pro Coy, wounded on D Day. Casualty List 1488, casualty to the following officers whose names appear on previous List with date of casualty incorrectly reported or not reported occurred on date shown, 6/6/1944 previous List 1474/2, 6/6/1944. London Gazette 38094, 4793, 14/10/1947. Corps of Royal Military Police. Capt H G E C Thornton (70958) from RA to be Capt, 1/5/1947, retaining his present seniority and is granted the actg rank of Maj, 1/5/1947. London Gazette 39373, 5712, 2/11/1951. Territorial Army. Corps of Royal Military Police. Capt (actg Maj) H G E C Thornton, TD (70958) to be Maj, 1/11/1951, with seniority 1/5/1947. London Gazette 40635, 6569, 22/11/1955. Corps of Royal Military Police. Territorial Army Reserve of Officers. Maj H G E C Thornton (70958) from Active List to be maj, 1/11/1955, retaining his present seniority. London Gazette 40655, 7068, 16/12/1955. Corps of Royal Military Police. Territorial Army Reserve of Officers. Maj. H G E C Thornton, TD. (70958), from Active List to be Mah., 1/12/1955, retaining his present seniority. (Substituted for nortfn. in Gazette (Supplement) dated 22/11/1955). London Gazette 40652, 7006, 13/12/1955. Corps of Royal Military Police. Territorial Army. Maj H G E C Thornton, TC (70958), from Active List to be Maj, 1/12/1955, retaining his present seniority, (Substituted for nortfn in Gazette (Supplement) dated 22/11/1955).