| Rank | Scout Sergeant, Flight Lient. |
| Service # | 880428 |
| Unit # | 186th battalion |
| Resident | Dresden ON |
Son of Dr. Capt. W. W. Thornton (C.A.D.C.) and Mrs. J. L. Thornton of Dresden, ON. A single student living in Dresden. An N.C.O. with the 24th Kent Regt. Attestation: 7/03/1916 at Chatham, ON. to 186th Bn. Transferred to the C.A.D.C. 3/05/1917. Later transferring to the Royal Air Force, reported to have been a POW. MIA for approximately three weeks after shooting down two German aircraft. Reported returned from O/S duty. CDP 20/01/19 (PHOTO) Reported Alive in handwritten notes on Books of Remembrance.
RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9678 – 12
Sergeant Thornton transferred from the 186th battalion to the Canadian Army Dental Corps and after going overseas again transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as Flight Lieutenant.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Awards | DFC, CdeG |
| Sources | CDP (07/08/1919, 20/01/1919) |
| Height | 5'11" |
| Eye Colour | blue |
| Age | 18 |
| Complexion | fair |
| Hair | fair |
| Race | white |
| Birthplace | 28/10/1897 - Dresden ON |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Marital Status | single |
| When Enlisted | Mar. 4, 1916 |
| Where Enlisted | Chatham ON |
| Next of Kin | Mother: Mrs. J. L. Thornton, Dresden |
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