John Burrell, great grandson of Captain William Palmer Thorne, on Carlisle Castle wall. Beyond the front 1884 building is an older building which houses The Regimental Museum of The Border Regiment and The Kings Own Royal Border Regiment founded 1932, Queen Mary's Tower, The Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria, England

Captain William Palmer THORNE'S medals were donated to the Regimental Depot in 1972 by Mrs Willis of Scotby near Carlisle. In 1973 Captain William Palmer Thorne's medals were re-accessioned when The Border Regiment Military Museum was re-opened on its present site at Carlisle Castle, Cumbria, England.
Gertrude Willis ms Mason was a grand daughter of Captain Thorne. She was one of four daughters of Gertrude Mary Thorne (1887-1965) and John Mason.