BORN HULL 1893. SON OF HESTHER ANN FELKIN (1866-1945), FROM DUNDEE, SCOTLAND AND DANIEL TURNER (1858- ).
GRANDSON OF ADELA (1844-1925) AND HENRY FELKIN (1843-1911) OF 22 HEDON ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS). HIS MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER WERE BORN IN SCOTLAND. HE WORKED AS A WOOD SAWYER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, GUNNER, 236, 1ST HULL HEAVY BATTERY. SERVED IN FRANCE FROM 15/01/1915. TRANSFERRED TO 136TH BTY, ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 25/08/1917, AGED 24.
HE IS BURIED AT BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE
HIS WAR PENSION WAS LEFT TO GRANDMOTHER, MRS ADA FELKIN, OF 5 THOMAS SQUARE, HEDON ROAD, HULL. (PENSION LEDGER ADDRESS).
| Name | William Turner |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorks |
| Death Date | 25 Aug 1917 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Gunner |
| Regiment | Royal Garrison Artillery 136th Heavy Battery |
| Regimental Number | 290226 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 236, 1St Hull Hvy. Bty. R.G.A. |
First name:
WILLIAM
Military Number:
290226
Rank:
Gunner
Date Died
25/08/1917
Place died:
BULLY-GRENAY COMMUNAL CEMETERY, BRITISH EXTENSION, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE
Age:
24
5, THOMAS SQUARE, HEDON ROAD, HULL., EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
