Thomas Thornton

A former member of the Robin Hood Rifles, 7th battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment, Sgt. Thomas Thornton, was killed in the explosion at the National Shell Filling Factory on 1st July 1918. He had been wounded in action - a gun shot wound to his left arm - on 11th March 1915 while serving with 1st Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment, at Neuve Chapelle. He was discharged due to his wounds on 10th June 1918.

Nottingham Evening Post, ‘In Memoriam’, 1 July 1919: ‘Thornton. In loving memory of our dearly-loved son, Sergt. Thomas Thornton, who was accidentally killed at Chilwell, July 1st, 1918. Gone is the face we loved to see, silent is the voice we loved to hear, and when he breathed his last farewell the blow meant more than words can tell. From sorrowing mother and father, brothers and sisters.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) 'In memoriam' notice published 2nd July 1920 in the Nottingham Evening Post :- “THORNTON. – In loving memory of our dearly beloved son, the late Sergt. Thomas Thornton, who was accidentally killed at Chilwell. A light is from our household gone, a voice we love is still, a place is vacant in our home, which never can be filled. – From loving mother and father, brothers and sisters.” Above in memoriam is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918.