1918-2008: Ninety Years of Remembrance

Soldier Record

Robert Walter Thorne

Contributed by: Chris Jones, on 2008-11-05

Robert Walter Thorne
Rank
First Name Robert Walter
Surname Thorne
Year of Birth 1883
Year of Death 1972
Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment
Place of Wartime Residence Old Hill, Staffordshire

Robert Walter's Story

This is my Great Grandfather who served in Salonika after being called up in 1916 at the age of 33. My Grandmother asked her father how he had earned his medals, his reply was that they were for "holding horses".

Other memories

No additional memories have been submitted

BBC © 2014 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.