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John Thurman Leicestershire Battalion
« on: Thursday 21 August 25 23:24 BST (UK) »
J Thurman is listed on our local war Mermorial in Shepshed, Leicestershire and I have been trying to research him for weeks.   He’s listed as on the 1917 section.    In a local Almanac there is a large section that lists the men of Shepshed and when they joined the war.   It lists J Thurman as being part of the Territorials G Company that left Shepshed with the 5th Battalion in 1914.    I’ve tried the Leicestershire Regiment website, the CWWG

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Re: John Thurman Leicestershire Battalion
« Reply #1 on: Friday 22 August 25 12:33 BST (UK) »
There is mention of a Private George .... Thurman of Shepshed being killed on 6th June in the Loughborough Echo 15th June 1917 son of Mr & Mrs W Thurman
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Re: John Thurman Leicestershire Battalion
« Reply #2 on: Friday 22 August 25 13:03 BST (UK) »
Hi, yes there are more than one Thurman on the memorial.   But this one is definitely J Thurman

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Re: John Thurman Leicestershire Battalion
« Reply #3 on: Friday 22 August 25 13:42 BST (UK) »
How do you know that his name is John
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Re: John Thurman Leicestershire Battalion
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Re: John Thurman Leicestershire Battalion
« Reply #5 on: Friday 22 August 25 15:29 BST (UK) »
Quote from: rosie99 on Friday 22 August 25 12:33 BST (UK)
There is mention of a Private George .... Thurman of Shepshed being killed on 6th June in the Loughborough Echo 15th June 1917 son of Mr & Mrs W Thurman

Came to same point as Rosie99 - apart from wrong initial/name - he fits all the other criteria.  :-\ :-\

George Albert Thurman - Birth Place   Shepshed, Leics
Death Date   6 Jun 1917 - Death Place   France and Flanders
Enlistment Place   Shepshed
Rank   Private - Regiment   Leicestershire Regiment - Battalion   1st 5th Battalion
Regimental Number   240290
Type of Casualty   Died of wounds.

Loughborough Echo
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Fri, 15 Jun 1917
Page 3

https://www.newspapers.com/article/loughborough-echo/179455351/

Free BMD only mentions two Thurman deaths in 1917 and they were both infants.  :-\

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Re: John Thurman Leicestershire Battalion
« Reply #6 on: Friday 22 August 25 15:40 BST (UK) »
J. Thurman appears to have been awarded the D.S.O. according to the entry on FindMyPast

That still did not help me find him  ::)
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Re: John Thurman Leicestershire Battalion
« Reply #7 on: Friday 22 August 25 16:03 BST (UK) »
BULLYING is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing, comments, or threats, in order to abuse, aggressively dominate, or intimidate one or more others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual.

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Re: John Thurman Leicestershire Battalion
« Reply #8 on: Friday 22 August 25 16:20 BST (UK) »
Quote from: rosie99 on Friday 22 August 25 13:42 BST (UK)
How do you know that his name is John


He is mentioned with a first name in the imperial war website with those numbers but no other details.
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