Information from the Roll of Honour
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Parish
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Surname
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Initials
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Award
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Rank
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Ship or Regiment
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Place of Death
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Date of Death
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Plymouth
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Thain
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A. N.
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Cpl.
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R.E.
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France
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An asterisk * in the Place of Death indicates an hospital death
A double asterisk ** in the Place of Death indicates the record is annotated with Missing
Further Information from Contributors
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RoH Ref.
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7763
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Forename
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Alexander Norrie
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Surname
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Thain
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Rank or Rating
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Service Number(s)
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118641, 6456
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Father
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James Thain
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Mother
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Jane (nee Robertson)
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Wife
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Elizabeth (nee Farrell)
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Date of Birth
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17
November
1879
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Where Born
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Aberdeen, Scotland
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Date Baptised
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Ship or Regiment
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Royal Engineers
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Date of Death
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16
August
1918
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Place of Death
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Grave or Memorial
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Remarks
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His brother, Charles Thain, also fell. Previously served with the Gordon Highlanders 9th Battalion, service no. 6456, discharged 15 June 1915. Enlisted with Royal Engineers 30 August 1915, discharged 1 July 1916
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Contributor
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PB, Peter Towey