Harry Bertram THORNTON

1883 - 1964  (81 years)

• Name	Harry Bertram THORNTON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	9 May 1883	Horsham, Sussex, England   [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  1891 Census	1891	Monson Road, Redhill, Surrey, England   [8]
  1901 Census	1901	17, Monson Road, Redhill, Surrey, England   [9]
  RE1914	1 Jan 1914	Desford, Leicestershire, England   [1]
  	11042, Cpl, 7th Division, Carlisle
  _MILT	22 Jan 1915	France   [3, 4, 5]
  	11042, Sergeant, Royal Engineers
  _MILT	23 Jan 1915	France   [12]
  	Joined 1 Ranging Section, RE
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	23, Woodfield Road, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [10]
  	Sureyor Company Sergeant Major Royal Engineers Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship: Head
  Joined Ordnance Survey	24 May 1928  [11]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	24 May 1928  [11]
  	9278, Harry Bertram Thornton
  	Name: Harry Bertram Thornton Date of Birth: 9/5/1883 Date Joined OS: 24/5/1928 Date Left OS: 18/10/1928 Last entry, See Staff Record Sheet
  1939 Register	1939	46, Pointout Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [6]
  	Civil Servant Ordnance Survey
  Death	16 Sep 1964	46, Pointout Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2, 11]
  Probate	15 Dec 1964	Winchester, Hampshire, England   [2]
  Person ID	I48484	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Harry THORNTON,   b. 1861, Ifield, Sussex, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Caroline THORNTON,   b. 1860, Ifield, Sussex, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine THORNTON,   b. 31 Jan 1886
  Children	1. Elsie K THORNTON,   b. 23 Nov 1914  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Photos

  WO's and Sergeant's Mess 1926 Survey Battalion RE WO's and Sergeant's mess 1926

  
  

• Sources

  [S282] Ordnance Survey, Station List 1914, (Name: Ordnance Survey; Location: Southampton; Date: 1914;), Station list of Royal Engineers employed on the Ordnance Survey - 1 January 1914. Transcription by Clive Boocock - 2021 [S82] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;). Record for Harry Bertram Thornton https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1904&h=13122758&indiv=try [S95] Ancestry.com, UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 325. Record for Harry Thornton http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=2535768&indiv=try [S95] Ancestry.com, UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 2572. Record for H Thornton http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=4951327&indiv=try [S3] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;). Record for Harry Thornton http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MedalRolls&h=4962720&indiv=try [S194] Ancestry.com, 1939 England and Wales Register, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2018;), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2296B. Record for Harry Thornton https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61596&h=2435918&indiv=try [S153] FreeBMD, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). Record for Harry Bertram Thornton https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8912&h=55271448&indiv=try [S15] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 577; Folio: 134; Page: 2; GSU roll: 6095687. Record for Harry Thornton Hayes https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6598&h=18056421&indiv=try [S111] Ancestry.com, 1901 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Class: RG13; Piece: 625; Folio: 135; Page: 18. Record for Harry Thomson https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7814&h=4721003&indiv=try Details: 1921 Census. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. [S121] Ordnance Survey, The Ordnance Survey and the War 1914-19, (Name: Ordnance Survey; Location: Southampton; Date: 1919;).