TURNER William E C

  • First Name(s):
    William 
    E 
    C 
  • Surname:
    TURNER
  • Service Number:
    37695
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Royal Warwickshire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    2nd/6th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    11th April 1918
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Died of wounds
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France, Grave IV. D. 7.
  • Place of Birth:
    Worcester, resident Sparkhill, Birmingham, enlisted Birmingham
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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TURNER William E C Is Named On These Memorials

Worcester St Matthew’s Church

Further Information About TURNER William E C

Unable to positively identify this casualty on Commonwealth War Graves Commission or Soldiers Died in the Great War, the most likely is the casualty listed above.

It is probable that William is the brother of Percy Turner who also fell during the war and appears on the same 1911 census entry for Worcester:
Hounds Lane, Worcester
Eli George Turner, Head, age 51, Caretaker of Council Schools
Sarah Ann Turner, Wife, age 54
Reuben C. Turner, Son, age 24, Tin Man
George Turner, Son, age 22, Grocers Assistant
William Turner, Son, age 20, Blacksmith Striker
Thomas Turner, Son, age 18, Machine Minder
Percy Turner, son, age 15, General Labourer

William Turner appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral.

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