THACKER, Lawrence William
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Known as:
Laurie
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
Special Service (Commando) Group, Brigade, and Brigade Signals
Born:
Saturday, March 20, 1909
Died :
Sunday, March 2, 1952
Place died:
East Riding General Hospital, Driffield
Age:
42
Lawrence William 'Laurie' Thacker was an English professional rugby footballer who played front row forward for England and the British Empire, and at club level for Hull. During the war he served in 1 Commando Brigade. Died 1952 after a long illness.
Sources
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 15 (1952).
Registers of Deaths Jan/Feb/Mar 1952 in Buckrose, Yorkshire.
Report of his death with photo in the Hull Daily Mail 4 March 1952.
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