Private William Henry Turner
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Turner,
William Henry
Date of birth: 1895-12-13
Place of birth: Cheltenham Gloucestershire England
Next of kin: William Edward Turner; father; Cheltenham, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Gardener
Occupation (normalized): Gardener
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-11-08
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, XXII. E. 16A.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 100106
Highest Rank:
Private
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army). 1915-06-30 ?
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded November 7, 1917 at Passchendaele
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 432957
LAC ID:
281872
Service file: B9847-S022
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Edward and Mary Turner of Malvern View, Croft Road, Charlton Kings, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
This man was mistakenly reported killed on 15th September 1916 during the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette during the Somme offensive in the war diary.
This man was evacuated to the No. 10 Casualty Clearing Station at Lijssenhoek and died there the day after being wounded
Uploader's Research notes:
Info from the war diary and attestation papers. This man is on the CWGC site.
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Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-23