Private Ernest Turnbull
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1886-02-01
Place of birth: Garafraxa Township Wellington County Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mother Elizabeth Lee Father James Lawson Turnbull Brother Norman Turnbull
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): lumberman
Occupation (normalized): Logger (General)
Address:
Trout Creek Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-05-09
Cause of death:
Missing, presumed killed
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 657752
Highest Rank:
Private
(19th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 19th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1576775
LAC ID:
284060
Service file: B9826-S021
Uploader's Notes: Son of Elizabeth Lee (formerly Turnbull), of Burks Falls, Ontario, and the late James Turnbull.
Uploader's Research notes:
Reported missing May 9th, 1917 Presumed to have died on or since May 9th, 1917.
Attestation papers note that he signed up with the 162nd O.S. Batt'n.
Unit sailed Oct. 31, 1916.
Embarked Halifax Nov 1. 1916
Disembarked Liverpool Nov. 11, 1916
Transferred to 36th Bn. Dec. 5, 1916
Transferred to 3rd Jan 4. 1917- Transferred to 19th Feb. 14. 1917
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 19th Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20