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Arthur Turner

Arthur Turner

Male 1890 - 1917  (26 years)

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  • Name Arthur Turner 
    Born 26 Aug 1890  Byfleet, , Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    • Turner, Arthur Private. Enlisted March 25, 1916 with 111th Battalion and transferred to the 4th Battalion. He was killed in action April 11, 1919 at Vimy Ridge, France. He was born in England and his next of kin is Mrs. Dora Turner, 4 Dayton Street, Galt. He went overseas with the 111th on September 25, 1916. Anglican.

      Kitchener Public Library '96 Soldier Information Card Collection '96 World War One
    Turner,Arthur-WW1.jpg
    Turner,Arthur-WW1.jpg
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    WW1, Private, 111th Battalion / 4th Battalion 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    WW1, Service #730672 
    Occupation 1915  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    labourer 
    Misfortune 1917 
    Killed in WW1 
    Died 11 Apr 1917  Vimy Ridge, Pas De Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Website 2009 
    Photograph 
    • Grace Schmidt Room of Local History Digital Collection

      Description: Black and white photograph of Private A. Turner, in uniform.

      Notes: Private Turner, No. 730672, enlisted 25 March 1916 with the 111th Battalion. He later transferred to the 4th Battalion. Private Turner was killed in action on 11 April 1917 at Vimy Ridge, France.

      Inscriptions:
      Card affixed to back of photograph: Pte. A. Turner, 730672. Enlisted Mch 25, 1916, 111th Battallion [sic]. Transfer 4 Batt. [Symbol of cross] in action April 11, 1917. Vimy Ridge, France
    Residence , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence Byfleet, , Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 4 Dayton St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-150089P 
    Buried Bois-Carre British Cemetery, , France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I150089  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Walter Turner,   b. 1856, Paddington, , Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth Ellen Gill,   b. CA 1855, Guildford, , Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F57833  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dora Turner,   b. 1890, Sawbridgeworth, , Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 13 Nov 1915  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Arthur William Turner,   b. 2 Apr 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F38060  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Arthur Turner
    Arthur Turner
    Grace Schmidt Room of Local History digital collection

  • Sources 
    1. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers, Regimental number(s): 730672 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9830 - 37.

    2. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Arthur Turner
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 13 Nov 1915
      Event Place: Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 25
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1890 England
      Occ: Galt laborer
      Father's Name: Walter Turner
      Mother's Name: Elizth Gill
      Spouse's Name: Dora Turner
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 24
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1891 England
      Res: Galt
      Spouse's Father's Name: Wm Turner
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Harriett Fuller

    4. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Aug 1890 - Byfleet, , Surrey, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - labourer - 1915 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Nov 1915 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Apr 1917 - Vimy Ridge, Pas De Calais, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - , England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Byfleet, , Surrey, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bois-Carre British Cemetery, , France Link to Google Earth
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