Arthur Turner

1890 - 1917  (26 years)

• Name	Arthur Turner
  Born	26 Aug 1890	Byfleet, , Surrey, England   [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
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, Private, 111th Battalion / 4th Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, Service #730672
  Occupation	1915	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  	labourer
  Misfortune	1917
  	Killed in WW1
  Died	11 Apr 1917	Vimy Ridge, Pas De Calais, France
  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   [4]
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	Byfleet, , Surrey, England   [2]
  Residence	4 Dayton St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-150089P
  Buried	Bois-Carre British Cemetery, , France
  Person ID	I150089	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Walter Turner,   b. 1856, Paddington, , Middlesex, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Ellen Gill,   b. CA 1855, Guildford, , Surrey, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F57833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dora Turner,   b. 1890, Sawbridgeworth, , Hertfordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	13 Nov 1915	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Arthur William Turner,   b. 2 Apr 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F38060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Arthur Turner Grace Schmidt Room of Local History digital collection

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers, Regimental number(s): 730672 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9830 - 37. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [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 [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Aug 1890 - Byfleet, , Surrey, England Occupation - labourer - 1915 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Nov 1915 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Apr 1917 - Vimy Ridge, Pas De Calais, France Residence - - , England Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Byfleet, , Surrey, England Buried - - Bois-Carre British Cemetery, , France  = Link to Google Earth