His story
Archibald Alfred Thorpe worked as a gardener in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. His mother, Anna Thorpe, was his next of kin.
Archibald was a private in the Army Veterinary Corps serving with the 1st City of London Division. He died on 7 July 1916, aged 20. He is buried at Speldhurst Churchyard.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Gardener
- Residence recorded
- Tunbridge Wells
- Family
- Anna Thorpe - mother
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- 206
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- 1st City of London Division
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 7 July 1916
- Age
- 20
- Place of death
- United Kingdom
- Recorded cause
- Meningitis
- Cemetery or memorial
- Speldhurst Churchyard
- Grave reference
- 948\.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 95
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Archibald Alfred Thorpe”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/thorpe-archibald-alfred-206/.
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