Stafford Victor Thornell
Memorial: Hambrook - Whiteshill Common
Regiment: 13th Hussars
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 32971
Parents: Daniel and Elizabeth Thornell
Home address: Watley's End, Winterbourne, Bristol
Date of birth: 1894
Place of birth: Frampton Cotterell, Bristol
Date of death: 08/05/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Basra Memorial (Ref: Panel 1), Iraq
Age: 24
Further information:
Stafford Victor Thornell was born in 1894 in Frampton Cotterell. His parents were Daniel and Elizabeth Thornell. His siblings were Kate, Clara, Harry, Edwin, Lilian and Ivor. His father was a boot and shoe maker and he had been born in Frampton Cotterell. The family was living in Watleys End in Winterbourne in 1901
Stafford joined the 13th Hussars Regiment as a private. He died in May 1918 at the age of 24. The local historian Ian Haddrell records that Stafford enlisted in Shirehampton and that he was in the Household Cavalry. He also records that he died of wounds in Mesopotamia. Stafford is commemorated on the Basra Memorial (Ref: Panel 1), Iraq. His name appeared on the Winterbourne Roll of Honour
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Yate and District Heritage Centre and Forces War Records