Clarence William Walter Thresher
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Royal Navy
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Able Seaman
Parents: William and May Thresher
Marital status: Married
Home address: 49 Maywood Road Fishponds
Date of birth: 06/08/1903
Date of death: 02/02/1941
Buried/Commemorated at: Fishponds Baptist Church Burial Ground
Age: 37
Further information:
Royal Navy HMS Impulsive
The son of a railway warehouseman, Clarence had 1 younger sister and 3 younger half-sisters. His mother died when he was just 11 years old and he joined the Navy and the crew of the Impregnable in 1921 on his 18th birthday. He was described as 5'5" tall with black hair and brown eyes and was stationed on Victory II when he left the Navy in 1928. He married Edith Martin in Portsmouth in 1928 and re-joined the Navy in wartime. His last ship was the HMS Impulsive a destroyer tasked with mine-laying. Clarence died in Ham Green TB sanatorium in Bristol in 1941.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-10DD-29I-HMS_Impulsive.htm
https://pillvillage.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/history-of-ham-green-hospital.pdf