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Arthur Turner

In memory of:

Private Arthur Turner

April 11, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

730672

Age:

26

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

4th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

August 25, 1890
Byfleet, Surrey, England

Enlistment:

March 24, 1916
Galt, Ontario

Spouse of Dora Turner of Galt, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 341 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

I. C. 20.

Location:

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.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of ARTHUR TURNER– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of ARTHUR TURNER
    Photo of ARTHUR TURNER – From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War One Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • 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

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    Photo of Arthur Turner
    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.

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    Photo of Arthur Turner
    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.
  • Galt War Memorial– The Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial, Queen's Square, Cambridge, Ontario. Circa 1930. Frances Loring and William Lyon Somerville. Inscribed:"TO THEM ALL HONOUR / GUARD YE THEIR VICTORY / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945 / 1950-1953."

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    Galt War Memorial
    Galt War Memorial – The Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial, Queen's Square, Cambridge, Ontario. Circa 1930. Frances Loring and William Lyon Somerville. 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.

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    Close-up of Galt War Memorial
    Close-up of Galt War Memorial – Detail of the Cambridge (Galt) War Memorial.
  • 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.

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    Waterloo Memorial Booklet
    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.
  • 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)

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    Cemetery
    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)
  • 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)

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    Grave Marker
    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)

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