Print out of a photograph of a man in civilian clothes || Frank Thornton was Anthony's Great-uncle. He was born in Oxfordshire. Before the war he worked as a farm labourer. He enlisted at the beginning of the war with the 2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment. He fought on the 1st of July and was wounded early in the offensive. He climbed out of the trench and got shot on the first day of the battle, but died of his wounds 10 days later. His service number 19108 tells us he is a late Kitchener volunteer. His brother also enlisted and survived the war. || || Private Frank Thornton || Private Frank Thornton photograph || || Private Frank Thornton || Private Frank Thornton's story

Contributed on behalf of Christine Turner. At school, William Turner attacked a school teacher and thinking he had killed him enlisted in the army and was posted to India becoming a career soldier. In fear of being imprisoned or worse he had enlisted under the name of Joe Tomlinson (a name he had taken from a passing tradesman's van). At the outbreak of war he was posted to the front. He was killed on the 21st October 1914 in France. He was buried at Windy Corner under his assumed name. His service no was 8888. His two medals show his assumed name and his name proper. || Medal under name of Joe Thomlinson Medal under name of William Turner Copy of war grave certificate Medal || || Official document || War grave certificate || || Medals of William Turner also known as Joe Tomlinson || Medal

Certificate of transferral, detailing his British War medal and Victory Medal, and photographs of Donald. Also a photograph of the family, and of the headstone of Donald's parents grave, near Hastings || Rachel's Grandfather Donald worked as a druggist and had a pharmacy. Donald served in the Coldstream Guards, and was transferred to the Household Battalion. His parents held the pharmacy when he was away at war, his father Frederick passed away during that time, in 1915. His mother Margaret recieved a message saying both brothers had gone missing in action and took her life very shortly after the death of her husband. He returned to the pharmacy after the war. He later worked as a policeman during World War II, and Rachel has his policeman's whistle, and also a fragment of an incendiary bomb, which he likely picked up when a policeman. || || Donald Allan Tree || Certificate of Transferral, detailing the British War Medal and Victory Medal won. || Donald Allan Tree's Certificate of Transferral || || Certificate of Transferral, detailing the British War Medal and Victory Medal won. || Donald Allan Tree || Donald Allan Tree's Certificate of Transferral || || Donald Allan Tree || Donald Allan Tree's parent's headstone || || Photograph of Donald Allan Tree || Donald Allan Tree || Photograph of Donald Allan Tree (on the right of photograph)