Turner, Walter –

Son of John and Elizabeth Ann Turner, of 7, Washpool, Lostock, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Margaret Ainsworth (formerly Turner, nee O’Donnell), of 22, Fleet Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and later of 46, Virgil Street, Halliwell Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Died of intestinal obstruction and peritonitis at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley.

Personal details

  • Surname: Turner
  • Forename: Walter
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 4th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Rifleman
  • Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: R/11908
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: April 17th, 1915 - 1915-04-17
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Manchester (Philips Park) Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
  • CWGC reference: D. C.E. 1258 (Screen Wall).

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 23/04/1915 14/04/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e 6c* 7j* S11*

Please contact us if you have any new information about this entry

* indicates required field