Researching Frank Thorn
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4475 people with the Thorn surname? In that year Thorn was ranked number 948 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Frank means "Form of FRANCIS. (Male) A Free Man" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Frank Thorn on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Frank Thorn and the Thorn Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 3400 people with the Thorn surname in the UK? Thorn is now ranked number 1653 for popularity in the UK. |
Thorn Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Thorn surname in the USA? Thorn is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Frank Thorn
Frank Thorn
Frank Leslie Oliver Thorn (16 August 1912 – 11 February 1942) was an Australian cricketer. He played seven first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1937 and 1939.
Thorn was a medium-paced bowler who dismissed Don Bradman for five in the Sheffield Shield when Bradman was aiming to hit a world-record seventh consecutive first-class century in 1938–39. He had taken 5 for 111 and 5 for 74 against Tasmania earlier in the same season.
He joined the Royal Australian Air Force in February 1941. He was a member of a bomber's crew that crashed during a mission to bomb Japanese destroyers at Gasmata harbour in New Britain in February 1942. The plane's wreckage was not found for more than 60 years.
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