| Surname: | Turner |
| Initials: | W G |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Army Number: | 2656564 |
| Notes: | CMP. 55 Div Pro Coy. Enlisted in the Coldstream Guards, 7/9/1939 mobilized and transferred to CMP. 6/6/43 Died. He was born in Surrey and resided in Bournemouth. Inscription on gravestone: Until the day breaks, a small stone on the grave reads Ada Turner, Age 46. 6/6/1943 13.40 hrs 7684708 Sgt Holme, 2656564 Cpl Turner, 5723123 L/Cpl Thorne, 1554536 L/Cpl Saunders, 7686900 L/Cpl Rigby killed by enemy action air raid when Coy Billet in Eastbourne, (Hildegard, Mead Road) hit during air-raid. 4862658 L/Cpl Walker, 14258442 L/Cpl Tolson, 14256369 L/Cpl Richards injured and taken to civilian hospital. 55 Inf Div Pro Coy War Diary WO 166/10668. Casualty List 1162, Home Killed in Action, 6/6/1943. 28/11/48 He was awarded the Defence Medal, War Medal, GSM Palestine. Walter George Turner. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | General Service Medal 1918 (London Gazette: WO 100/502 Page: 57 July 20, 1940) |
| Citation: | Clasp "Palestine". Awarded as Guardsman, Coldstream Guards. |
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| Date of Death: | June 6, 1943 |
| Company: | 55 DIV PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2709605 |
| Cemetery: | VERWOOD (ST MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD, UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 |
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