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Cpl. John Thornton
British Army 16th (St. Pancras) Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:St. Pancras
John Thornton saw service in France in 1916. He was blinded by the discharge of a hand grenade, taken prisoner, and eventually returned to England through an exchange of war prisoners. He was subsequently trained at Blind Veterans UK (formerly, St. Dunstan's in Regent's Park) as a basket worker. (From newspaper excerpt from the 1930s/1940s.)