Help Please

[RedCoat]

Hi everyone

I am new to the whole Royal Navy sailor research side of things, and am really in need of help in finding a man that goes by the name of

J 72577 VJ Thornton ORD RN

If anyone could give me hand then i would be most gratefull.

Thanks, Donnie

[Jarvis]

Donnie, do we have anything more to go on than this ?

Which part of the country was he from, any ships he may have served on, did he survive the war, etc ?

There must be something remotely connected, for example your interest in him came from ... ?

[RedCoat]

Well the story goes,

He served during ww1 as a sailor.

After the war, i have no idea what he did.

Then at the outbrake of ww2 he went to Sandhurst and became an officer in the RAOC, he went to north africa and was MID for distinguished service.

I am interested because an old man and life long friend who served with him in North Africa gave me his medals.

BWM

VICTORY MEDAL

39-45 STAR

NORTH AFRICA STAR

DEFENSE

WAR+ MID EMBLEM

He told me a few tales from the war, but nothing on his career

He finished his career as a LT/COL in 1955

Donnie

[Jarvis]

Thats a lot more to be searching with. Probably easier to search from 1955 backwards for this one.

I am about to finish work so will look in to this posting later this evening. Hopefully you will have some answers by then, if not, I will see if I can 'dig up' anything of use.

Good luck.

[james_harvey]

/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7190494&queryType=1&resultcount=1

Here is your man, will cost you £3.50 to download his service record.

James

[joseph]

James,

Your links not working;

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...p;resultcount=1

Regards Charles

[RedCoat]

Hi guys

Thanks for all of the help, i have downloaded his records and if you want i could post details?

Donnie

[james_harvey]

not sure what i did wrong.

If you need help just paste his SR here and we will take a look for you.

[RedCoat]

I can't get his Sr to fit the attachments space limit so i will translate...

Period of engagement: 27 June 1917

Pembroke I: 27 Jan? or Jun to 11 Sep 1917

Valiant : 12 Sep to 25 July 1918

Pembroke I : 26 July to 16 Aug 1918

Apollo : 17 Aug to 31 Oct 1918

Gibraltar : 1 Nov 1918 to 31 March 1919

Prince George : 1 April 1919 to 3 June 1919 Shore on Demob

Any info on the ships... info on enemy engagements he took part in....or pics of the crew, would be recieved with much thanks

Donnie

[per ardua per mare per terram]

Pembroke I 27 Jun if he entered in June

Valiant 15 inch battleship of the HMS Queen Elizabeth class

pics on http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/valiant.htm

war record http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/battleship/hms-...-elizabeth.html

Pembroke I Chatham barracks/ accounting base

Apollo cruiser and depot ship

pics on http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/aeol...tm#HMS%20Apollo

war record http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/light-cruiser/hms-apollo.html

Gibraltar Depot ship

pics on http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/hms_gibraltar.htm

war record http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/armoured-cruiser/hms-edgar.html

Prince George old style battleship destroyer depot ship

pics on http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/hms_prince_george.htm

war record http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/pre-dreadnought/hms-majestic.html

[RedCoat]

Cheers,

many thanks to you for taking the time to look that up.

Donnie