THURSBY, John Fortescue
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Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Unit / Base:
1 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Service:
Army
Number:
337612
Born:
Sunday, December 13, 1925
Died :
Monday, June 18, 1945
Died on war service
Age:
19
Cemetery/Memorial:
Second Lieutenant John Thursby, 5 Troop, died after contracting polio during his posting to the Far East with No.1 Commando. Son of Walter and Lucy Thursby, of Copthorne, Sussex.
Extract from the Third Jungle Book
"The sudden passing of Lieut. Thursby was a great blow to the Troop we offer our sincerest condolences to his family on their great loss."
Sources
CWGC.
Third Jungle Book issue 8 No.5 Troop Notes [see Linked Content below].
[Image] Loretto School ROH and Archive.
CWGC.
Third Jungle Book issue 8 No.5 Troop Notes [see Linked Content below].
[Image] Loretto School ROH and Archive.
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