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Military service
Service number:
730672
Age:
26
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
4th Bn.
Birth:
August 25, 1890
Byfleet, Surrey, England
Enlistment:
March 24, 1916
Galt, Ontario
Death:
April 11, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. C. 20.
Additional information
Spouse of Dora Turner of Galt, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Arthur Turner
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Galt War Memorial
The Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial, Queen's Square, Cambridge, Ontario. Circa 1930. Frances Loring and William Lyon Somerville.<P> Inscribed:"TO THEM ALL HONOUR / GUARD YE THEIR VICTORY / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945 / 1950-1953." -
Close-up of Galt War Memorial
Detail of the Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial. -
Photo of Arthur Turner
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. http://images.ourontario.ca/kitchener/details.asp?r=vs&ID=45220&number=40 -
Photo of Arthur Turner
In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Waterloo Memorial Booklet
In memory of the men and women from the Waterloo area who went to war and did not come home. From the booklet, Peace Souvenir – Activities of Waterloo County in the Great War 1914 – 1918. From the Toronto Public Library collection. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Cemetery
The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Photo of ARTHUR TURNER
From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Turner
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Turner
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Turner
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Turner
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Turner
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Turner
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Turner
Digital gallery of
Private Arthur Turner
BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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