| Surname | Thornley | |||
| First Name(s) | John | |||
| Place of Birth | Glossop, Derbyshire | |||
| Club(s) | Glossop Manchester United | |||
| Service | British Army | |||
| Rank | Private | |||
| Service Number | 244238 | |||
| Previous Service Number(s) | 3507 15638 | |||
| Regiment or Corps | Cheshire Regiment | |||
| Unit(s) | 1/5th (Earl of Chester’s) Battalion 10th (Service) Battalion | |||
| Previous Regiment(s) or Corps | - | |||
| Unit(s) | - | |||
| Type of Casualty (If applicable) | Died of Wounds | |||
| Theatre of War (If applicable) | Western European Theatre | |||
| Date of Death (If applicable) | 31/03/1918 | |||
| Place of Death (If applicable) | France and Flanders | |||
| Place of Burial/Commemoration (If applicable) | Wimereux Communal Cemetery | |||
| Grave/Memorial Reference (If applicable) | IX. B. 5. | |||
| Awards and Decorations | - | |||
| Citation(s) | - | |||
| Supplementary Notes | Brother of Irvine Thornley. Son of Henrietta and the late Thomas Thornley, of Glossop; husband of Lily Thornley, of 86, Victoria St., Glossop, Derbyshire. |
