Date of Birth
Unknown
College
Borough Road College
Service number
201089
WW1 rank
Lance Corporal
Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, 2nd/4th Battalion
Date of death
27 August 1917
Buried/memorial
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Grave/Memorial reference: XVIII. G. 5.)
Awards/Honours
Military Medal
Biography
Lance Corporal A. T. Turner was born in Canning Town, to Harry and Fanny Turner. He attended Borough Road College for two years, showing an aptitude for music and mathematics. He has no listed destination upon leaving college, so probably went straight into the armed forces. Turner enlisted into the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry and was wounded in 1915. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery and had been recommended for a commission. Turner died from his wounds on 27 August 1917 aged 24.
Sources
Entry on p.84, Mentioned on Framed Borough Road College Roll of Honour, 1915 Annual Report, Secondary source information provided by Douglas Craik (taken from Commonwealth War Graves Commission), Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Commonwealth War Graves Commission