Individual Details

Brewer Thorne enlisted in the 140th Overseas Battalion (later the 26th Battalion) on 22 Mar 1916 at West Saint John. He stated that he had previous service (militia) with the 8th Hussars from Sussex. He described himself as a farmer and listed his next of kin as Sadie M. Thorne. He was 5' 8" tall. He was wounded during the war and could not return to active farming. After a period of convalescence he became the postmaster in Havleock for many years. He was a Deacon in the Baptist Church, chaplain of the Havleock Branch of the Royal Canandian Legion and a past master of the Loyal Orange Lodge #97.

Birth	26 Apr 1895	Havelock, Havelock Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick
Marriage	1 Jun 1916	Havelock, Havelock Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick - SARAH (SADIE) MAE THORNE
Death	8 Jul 1956	Havelock, Havelock Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick
Burial		Greenhill Cemetery, Havelock, Havelock Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick

Spouse

SARAH (SADIE) MAE THORNE (1895 - 1978)

Father	SILAS WHITFIELD THORNE (1865 - 1952)
Mother	SELINA PERRY (1865 - 1948)
Sibling	HAROLD THORNE (1899 - )
Sibling	MARJORIE ETHEL THORNE (1901 - 1990)
Sibling	LUCY GRETCHEN THORNE (1902 - 1991)
Sibling	Living