Frank Percival Thorn (b. 1783) Frank Thorn was born in England.((WWI Reg. #1015640. June 15, 1916 in Sidney. Attestation Paper, Library and Archives Canada)) He came to the Yukon in 1898 and was a member of the Yukon Order of Pioneers.((Yukon Archives, Otto Nordling fond 79/34.)) He had fourteen years with the Royal North-West Mounted Police when he enlisted in 1916 for service in the First World War.((WWI Reg. #1015640. June 15, 1916 in Sidney. Attestation Paper, Library and Archives Canada)) Thorn return to Dawson after the war in June 1919.((Yukon Archives, GOV 1654.)) The Department of Soldiers’ Civil Re-Enlistment arranged for a reduced rate for Thorn and other returned soldiers to travel to British Columbia in the fall of 1919.((Yukon Archives, GOV 1654, f.29600-G.)) In 1923-24, F. Thorne was working for Yukon Gold Ltd. in the lab.((1923-24 //Polks Gazetteer.//))