Name
Harold Boaz Thorn
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
13/05/1917
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
682586
London Regiment *1
22nd (County of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BEDFORD HOUSE CEMETERY
Enclosure No. 4,Plot I, Row I, Grave 58.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour, St Andrew's Church Memorial, Watford
Pre War
Son of Boaz and Annie Rebecca (nee HAWKINS) THORN.
His parents married 1892 in the Watford district. Annie died 1943 in the Hendon, Middx, district aged 74; Boaz died 1946 in the Staines, Middx, district aged 80.
Harold was born 1897 in Watford, and resided in Watford.
On the 1901 Census, aged 4 he lived in Watford, with his parents and three siblings. On the 1911 Census, an assistant engineer aged 14, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and three siblings
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Hounslow, Middx, and was formerly Private 21953 5th (Reserve) Battalion Royal Fusiliers and Private 5355 22nd London Regiment.
He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and was killed in action.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, Harold’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
There is an article about and a Death announcement for Harold in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 2 June 1917.
*1 Believed more correctly, (County of London)
Bn. London Regiment (The Queens's).
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
