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• Name THORNTON
• Initials GA
• First name GEORGE ALFRED
• Place of birth Kaiwaka
• Country Northland, New Zealand
• Last residence Turua
• Family Youngest son of George William and Margaret Thornton.

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment Thames 4 November 1916
• Service number 42230
• Rank Private
• Regiment and unit 1st Bn. Wellington Regiment
• Division - Brigade 1st Brigade
• Army - Corps - Division New Zealand Division
• National force N.Z.E.F.
• Other data related to military career Embarkation: 2 April 1917, Wellington, New Zealand
  To France: 6 July 1917
  

Death

• Type of wounds Died of wounds at n°2 Can CCS
• Date of death 6 December 1917
• Died at the age of 29
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXVI - BB - 11A

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