Additional Notes & Sources
Sidney Thorne
Birth - Certificate Name: Sydney Charles Thorne Born: 9th December 1894. Father: Charles Thomas Edgar Thorne, Labourer in Yeast factory. Mother: Kate Ruby Poole. Address: 69 Friar Street. Registered: 11/01/1895 - Southwark, Borough Rd. Birth - BMD Index Births Mar 1895 - Thorne Sydney Charles St.Saviour 1d 52 Parish Record Name: Sidney Charles Thorne Baptism: 6 Jan 1895 Father: Charles Thorne, yeast merchant Mother: Kate Thorne Abode: 69 Friar Street Where: All Hallows, Southwark, Surrey
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, & 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 istotally 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. Click to see photos.
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."
UK, Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972, 134 Roll, R.N. Name Rank or Rating No. Medals,&c.earned THORNE, Sidney C A.B. J.15663 ST V B NOTE: ST. = 1914-1915 Star B. = British War Medal V. = Victory Medal NOTE: 1914-1915 Star - For service in all other theatres of war, 5 Aug 1914 & 31 Dec 1915; and for service in France and Belgium, 23 Nov 1914 - 31 Dec 1915 British War Medal - For service abroad (including India) 5 Aug 1914 - 11 Nov 1918, or 1919-1920 in Russia. Victory Medal - For military & civilian personnel who served in a theatre of war. NOTE: Sections titled "How Issued or disposed of", and "Remarks", were blank.
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: 5'5½" Hair: Light Brown Chest: 36" Eyes: Grey Marks: scar inner side of left knee. 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 8-09-39 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. Please do contact me if you need to know more or would like to see the original image in pdf format.