[Larry]

Evidently Sgt Thornton was part of a Wellington crew that went missing, as the following from 36 Sqn are also listed at Runnymede for the same date.

Walter George Edward Becker
Rank:Flight Lieutenant Service No:62695
Date of Death:24/01/1945
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
36 Sqn. Panel Reference Panel 265.

Harry Edwin Hastings
Rank: Flying Officer Service No:189139
Date of Death:24/01/1945
Age:23
Regiment/Service:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
36 Sqn. Panel Reference Panel 267

Stanley Walton
Rank:Flight Lieutenant Service No:125847
Date of Death: 24/01/1945
Regiment/Service:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
36 Sqn. Panel Reference Panel 266.

Henry Thomas Large
Rank:Warrant Officer Service No: 1384700
Date of Death:24/01/1945
Age: 24
Regiment/Service:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
36 Sqn. Panel Reference Panel 269.

James Murray Smith Richie
Rank: Flight Sergeant Service No:656758
Date of Death:24/01/1945
Age: 26
Regiment/Service:Royal Air Force
36 Sqn. Panel Reference Panel 272.