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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: Yesterday at 12:33 »
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: Yesterday at 13:03 »
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: Yesterday at 13:42 »
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: Yesterday at 15:29 »
Quote from: rosie99 on Yesterday at 12:33
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: Yesterday at 15:40 »
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
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Re: John Thurman Leicestershire Battalion
« Reply #8 on: Yesterday at 16:20 »
Quote from: rosie99 on Yesterday at 13:42
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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