In memory of
Ernest H. Thornhill
Sergeant · Louisville Police Department
- Their service
- Louisville Police Department
- Their nation
- United States of America
- Died
- November 30, 1918, aged 30
- The day
- The 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Their life
Sergeant Ernest Thornhill died as a result of contracting the Spanish Influenza while assisting victims getting to the hospital.
He was taken to the City Hospital where he died as a result of complications four days after developing symptoms.
Sergeant Thornhill's wife and infant daughter died the next day due to complications of Spanish Influenza and childbirth.
Sergeant Thornhill served with the Louisville Police Department for eight months.
Survived by
He was survived by his two sons, both under the age of three.
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