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.
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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