| Forename | William | 
|---|---|
| Surname | Thorpe | 
| Middle Name | |
| Memorial | Leigh Cenotaph | 
| Age | |
| Address | 2 Henrietta Street (sister Mrs Boydell) | 
| Parents' Address | |
| Township | Leigh | 
| Rank | Private | 
| Occupation or place of work | Albion Foundry and later in Barrow working on munitions | 
| Regiment | Royal Scots Fusiliers 13th Batt | 
| Day of Death | 4 | 
| Month of Death | July | 
| Year of Death | 1916 | 
| Cause of Death | Died of wounds | 
| Place of Burial | Vermelles British Cemetery | 
| Regiment Number | 29308 | 
| Name of War | First World War | 
| Location | |
| Additional Information | CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 22/9/16 Remembered on Leigh Journal roll of Honour  |