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Brian Thornton
2020-11-11T16:57:29Z
<p>Mark Thornton: </p>
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| name = Brian Frank Edwin Thornton<br />
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'''Brian Frank Edwin Thornton''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1950-1954).<br />
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== Obituary ==<br />
Brian was a pupil at BGS from 1950-1954 after which he joined the Royal Navy as an apprentice artifficer, eventually serving as a Submariner. He left the Navy in 1968 and returned to Boston to take over local funeral directors Carr Funeral Service with his father and uncle where he worked until (semi) retirement in 2003.<br />
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Brian passed away on 25 September 2020 aged 81. He was a life member of the [[Old Bostonian Association]]. His funeral took place on 7 October 2020 in private because of [[Wikipedia:Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] restrictions.<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thornton, Brian FE}}<br />
[[Category:Stub]]<br />
[[Category:Students]]<br />
[[Category:Obituaries]]<br />
[[Category:1950s]]</div>
Mark Thornton
http://rosma.co.uk/mw/oba/index.php?title=Brian_Thornton&diff=19763
Brian Thornton
2020-11-11T16:51:50Z
<p>Mark Thornton: /* Obituary */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Infobox person<br />
| honorific_prefix = <br />
| name = Brian Frank Edwin Thornton<br />
| honorific_suffix = <br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| image = <!-- just the name, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing brackets --><br />
| image_size = <br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_date = c1939 <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --><br />
| birth_place = <br />
| disappeared_date = <!-- {{Disappeared date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (disappeared date then birth date) --><br />
| disappeared_place = <br />
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| death_date = 25 September 2020 (aged 81) <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --><br />
| death_place = <br />
| death_cause = <br />
| body_discovered = <br />
| resting_place = <br />
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| monuments = <br />
| residence = <br />
| nationality = <br />
| other_names = <br />
| ethnicity = <!-- Ethnicity should be supported with a citation from a reliable source --><br />
| citizenship = <br />
| education = [[Boston Grammar School]] (1950-1954)<br />
| alma_mater = <br />
| occupation = <br />
| years_active = <br />
| employer = <br />
| organization = <br />
| agent = <br />
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| denomination = <!-- Denomination should be supported with a citation from a reliable source --><br />
| criminal_charge = <!-- Criminality parameters should be supported with citations from reliable sources --><br />
| criminal_penalty = <br />
| criminal_status = <br />
| spouse = Jackie<br />
| partner = <br />
| children = [[Mark Thornton]], Vanessa<br />
| parents = <br />
| relatives = <br />
| callsign = <br />
| awards = <br />
| signature = <br />
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| footnotes = <br />
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}}<br />
<br />
'''Brian Frank Edwin Thornton''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1950-1954).<br />
<br />
== Obituary ==<br />
Brian was a pupil at BGS from 1950-1954 after which he joined the Royal Navy as an apprentice artifficer, eventually serving as a Submariner. He left the Navy in 1968 and returned to Boston to take over local funeral directors Carr Funeral Service with his father and uncle where he worked until (semi) retirement in 2003.<br />
<br />
Brian passed away on 25 September 2020 aged 81. He was a life member of the [[Old Bostonian Association]]. His funeral took place on 7 October 2020 in private because of [[Wikipedia:Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] restrictions.<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thornton, Brian FE}}<br />
[[Category:Stub]]<br />
[[Category:Students]]<br />
[[Category:Obituaries]]<br />
[[Category:1950s]]</div>
Mark Thornton