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Son of Robert and Elizabeth Turnbull, of Orillia, Ontario.
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Private John Thomas Turnbull
John Thomas Hamilton Turnbull (b 15 Nov 1894 twp N Orillia Ont, d 19 Mar 1915 France), was killed in action WW1, and buried Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Pas de Calais, France. He was working for Westinghouse in Hamilton, Ontario when he decided to sign up. That was with the 1st Canadian contingent, 16th Battalion.
From the paper which says------"The first casualty from this area in the First Canadian Contingent occured in France on March 19, 1915, when John Turnbull, a private with the 16th. Battalion was killed. He was a native of Orillia Township and his parents are Mr. & Mrs. Robt. Turnbull, Hampshire Mills."
He was the younger brother of Mary Ann, Wallace Andrew, & Ellen Elizabeth, and older brother of Harriet, Noel, and Mabel Amelia Turnbull, all of whom were born on Lot 20, Conc iii, twp N Orillia, co Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. His parents were Robert & Elizabeth (Southwell) Turnbull.
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Private John Thomas Turnbull
From the Toronto Star for 29 March 1915.
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Private John Thomas Turnbull
Orillia Times, 01 Apr 1915
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Private John Thomas Turnbull
From the Hamilton Spectator 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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John Thomas Hamilton Turnbull (b 15 Nov 1894 twp N Orillia Ont, d 19 Mar 1915 France), was killed in action WW1, and buried Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Pas de Calais, France. He was working for Westinghouse in Hamilton, Ontario when he decided to sign up. That was with the 1st Canadian contingent, 16th Battalion. From the paper which says------"The first casualty from this area in the First Canadian Contingent occured in France on March 19, 1915, when John Turnbull, a private with the 16th. Battalion was killed. He was a native of Orillia Township and his parents are Mr. & Mrs. Robt. Turnbull, Hampshire Mills." He was the younger brother of Mary Ann, Wallace Andrew, & Ellen Elizabeth, and older brother of Harriet, Noel, and Mabel Amelia Turnbull, all of whom were born on Lot 20, Conc iii, twp N Orillia, co Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. His parents were Robert & Elizabeth (Southwell) Turnbull.
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From the Toronto Star for 29 March 1915.
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Orillia Times, 01 Apr 1915
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From the Hamilton Spectator 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Page 39 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Fleurbaix is a village 5 kilometres south-west of Armentieres at the junction of the road from Armentieres and the road to Bethune. Petillon is a village to the south of Fleurbaix and RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY is 3 kilometres south of Fleurbaix on the south side of the road from Petillon to La Boutillerie.
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