Additional Notes, Information & sources for

Sidney Thorne

    
Birth Certificate 

Sydney Charles Thorne.

9th December 1894.  69 Friar Street.

Father - Charles Thomas Edgar Thorne - Labourer in Yeast factory.

Mother - Kate Ruby Poole.

Registered 11/01/1895 - Southwark, Borough Rd.


BMD Index 

Mar 1895 - Thorne Sydney Charles - St.Saviour   1d  52 

  
Marriage Certificate 

Amelia Jane Hawkins & Sidney Charles Thorne.

19th December 1925 at Southwark Registry office.

     Name: S. Thorne, aged 31 - Seaman Merchant service.
   Father: Charles Thorne - Boiler makers labourer (deceased).
  Address: 188 Queens buildings. Scovell Road

     Name: A. Hawkins aged 29 - Paper packer.
   Father: John Hawkins - Type founder (deceased), 
  Address: 3 Toulmin Street.
Witnesses: D Lee, & H Lee.

Note: D Lee was Dora, Sidney's first cousin, and her husband Harry Lee.

  
Death details

Sidney Charles Thorne

        Died: 14th Feb 1954, aged 59 years. 
         
      Buried: 20th Feb 1954, Nunhead cemetery.
      
Grave number: 22411/23sq, Public grave. 

Note: Grave stone no longer exists and area in which he was buried is 
      totally overgrown now, and designated a wildlife area.
      
Note: Update May 2008, After years of searching found gravestone buried. 
      Has been cleaned up and put back in it's place.
      

  
Times Newspaper 14th Oct 1908

At Tower-bridge, Sidney Thorne, 13 a Schoolboy, 
was remanded charged with setting fire to a 
warehouse at Newington-causeway. The prisoner 
had admitted his guilt, but said that 
"he could not help it."

      

  
Letter from Admiralty

Dated 20th Aug 1936.

S.C. Thorne - C/J.15663

Served as Boy 2nd and 1st class ordinary and able seaman 
from 17th Jan 1912 to 8th March 1922 when discharged.

Personal description 9/12/1912

     D.O.B: 9 Dec 1894
    Height: 5'51/2"         
     Chest: 36"        
     Marks: scar inner side of left knee
      Hair: Light Brown 
      Eyes: Grey
Complexion: fresh
  

  
S.C.Thorne  certificate of discharge.

18th September 1923

Salvage work, N.Atlantic.

  
Memorandum Admiralty

1st Sept 1939

Royal Marine Police Special Reserve

Enrolled 8th Sept 1939

Served H.M dockyard Chatham  8-9-39 to 6-11-41
        Admiralty Buildings 7-11-41 to 6-10-45

Discharge, 6-10-45
'Consequent upon a reduction of complement'
Rank of Constable.

Efficiency: Satisfactory
 Character: Very Good.

  
In process of fully transcribing Sidney's Royal Navy record,
from the 9th December 1912 to 1922. 

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