Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Thornton
Initials:   A.G.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  5671551
Notes:   CMP. He was born in Glamorgan and resided in Bath and formerly served in the Somerset Light Infantry. 246 Pro Coy War Diary WO 171/7835. 14/10/1945, 12.15 hrs, 5671551 L/Cpl A G Thornton killed in an accident at lever crossing 16 in Munster. 16/10/1945 L/Cpl Thornton buried at 25 (BR) General Hospital, Munster. Casualty List 1892, Western Europe, Died Result of Accident, 14/10/1945. No inscription on gravestone. Albert George Thornton.

Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 14th October 1945
Company: 246 PRO COY
Cemetery: MUNSTER HEATH WAR CEMETERY   GERMANY
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