Personal information about Ernest Ralph Thorn

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Memorial Details

Name on Memorial:
   Ernest Ralph  THORN
Date of death:
   07 April 1917
Age at death:
   32
Gender:
   Male
   
Memorial type:
   Cross on 3 tiered base, 4 kerbstones
Construction Material:
   Limestone Lead
     
Inscription:
   Top tier of base, East face: In Memoriam of / Mahalah / the beloved wife of / Thomas Thorn // Middle Tier of base, East face: At Rest, Feb. 19th. 1911 aged 51 years. // Bottom tier of base, East face: "I will lay me down in peace and take my rest." / Victor Cecil / the beloved child of the above / born Oct. 19th. 1902, at Rest Dec.14th. 1902./ "Of such is the kingdom of Heaven." // Top tier of base, South face: Also of Thomas Thorn, beloved husband of / Middle tier of base, South face: Edith Thorn who passed in 30th April 1931 / aged 76 years. // East kerbstone, outer slope: In Loving Memory of Ernest Ralph Thorn, killed in France April 7th. 1917 / aged 32 years. // East Kerbstone side: "Until the Day breaks." //
     
Condition of memorial:
   Cross broken off & laid on grave. 2 kerbstones broken.East kerbstone with MI to Ernest Ralph Thorn found on ChNW24 & moved to correct grave.
Pattison location code:
   ChNW22
Other Notes:
     Mahalah Canning was born in Bagnor and married stonemason Thomason Thorn, living first in Oxford Rd, Speen, then Bartholomew Rd miving to Ashcroft, the house and yard in Newtown Rd next to the Cemetery. Ernest Ralph was a stonemason living in Queen's Rd in 1911 with wife Ethel and baby. He was also licensee at the Rokeby Arms, Newtown Rd. He served in the Yeomanry pre WW1 for 3 years and then was conscripted to the Royal Berks Regt in 1916. He was killed in France when his tent was hit during the night after the battle behind the frontline. His wife took over the Rokeby Arms for the duration of the War and remarried. His name is on the Newbury War Memorial for which his father was stonemason.He is also on the memorial in East Ilsley church where he married. Sources: Ancestry records & See http://east-ilsley.com/warmemorial/Ralph_Thorn.html for photos of Ernest, and grave in France with full NWN report and story.Photos and details on https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55956215
     
Date monument recorded:
   01 November 2017
Monument recorder:
   EAC
 
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Mahalah THORN
Victor Cecil  THORN
Thomas THORN

 

 

Obituaries and Newspaper announcements

RALPH ERNEST THORN
Article source:    NWN
Date of source:    26 April 1917
Copyright:    © 

Transcription:

  

RALPH ERNEST THORN
Amongst other who will never come back from the "Great Adventure" is Private Ralph Ernest Thorn, son of Mr T. Thorn, of Newtown-road, who was killed on April 7th, in France.
He served in the Berks Yeomanry and in the Fire Brigade and joined up in September last, going abroad in December, taking part in some hard fighting with the Royal Berks Regiment. He was in the recent great attack but unfortunately was killed while resting between lines. A letter which Mrs Thorn has received from his officer, states that "He was a good fellow, always did his best for his officers, and was well liked by his company. He suffered no pain whatsoever, being instantly killed in his sleep. A shell fell into his tent door, and the shock killed him instantaneously. He was not mutilated and received a proper burial." The letter conclude with sympathy for Mrs Thorn and family.


Newbury Weekly News 26 April 1917

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CWG stone R E Thorn
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