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Record #23238
Name :
: Reginald TURNER (1895 - 1916)
  aka : Private Turner


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1 Jan 1895

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 2 Jun 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthWales, Abercarn
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 11 Apr 1905
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Kensington

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Reginald Turner.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: TURNER
Given Name: Reginald
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Kensington
Year of Arrival: 1905
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1905-03-30
Arrival Port: Portland
Arrival Date: 1905-04-11
Party: Barnardo Homes
Comments: The ship docked at Halifax, then Portland, where 269 boys disembarked. The original list was lost and a list prepared in 1934 appears on the reel.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-499
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers signed 12 Aug 1915 in Windsor, Ontario. Reginald Turner was born 1 Jan 1895 in Abercolen, (Abercarn, Caerphilly, Gwent) Wales. His Next of Kin is his Mother, Mrs C. S. Clarke of 134 Alm Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. His occupation was Machinist. 5'7" in height with brown eyes and black hair. His religion was listed as Baptist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was previously reported Missing, then Killed in Action according to the diary of C.R.D. having been killed in the area. His name is on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12033378 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-10-22 10:31:09 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-10-22 10:31:40 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3062 ABEL, Abraham1892WAL,    , Newport Apr 1908 : Kensington CAN Unknown  
6256 ADDIS, Herbert1897WAL, MON, Newport Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
13096 ALLEN, Ernest John1894WAL, GLA, Pontypridd Aug 1909 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
13834 ANTWIS, Robert Luchesi 1891WAL, PEM, Haverfordwest Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
9233 ANTWIS, Sidney Walter John1893WAL, PEM, Pembroke Dock Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
15290 ASHWORTH, William John1880WAL, GLA, Swansea Jul 1892 : Mongolian CAN Barnardos  
10956 BARTLETT, Lydia M1878WAL, FLN, Holywell May 1888 : Sardinian CAN MacPherson Homes  
9979 BASSETT, Gwendoline1894WAL,     Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
10626 BENBOW, Alfred1914WAL,    , Forden Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos CyraL  
16315 BENTALL, Lila Rosanna1874WAL, GLA, Merthyr Tydfil  Jul 1886 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
4181 BERRYMAN, Hannah Maria1891WAL, MON, Pontypool Sep 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
4182 BERRYMAN, Jonas Francis1896WAL, GLA, Abercanaid Apr 1910 : Corsican CAN Waifs & Strays  
4183 BERRYMAN, May Harriet1899WAL, MON, Pontypool May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
5078 BIRKENHEAD, Joseph1910WAL,    , Hazel Beach Aug 1926 : Montrose CAN Barnardos  
16711 BLEWITT, Annie1898WAL, GLA, Ynyshir Oct 1911 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
16596 BOOTH, Annie May1892WAL, MON, Abergavenny Oct 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
6595 BOURNE, Albert1911WAL,    , Merthyr Tydfil Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
6596 BOURNE, William1913WAL,    , Aberdare Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
12699 BOWEN, Charles1878WAL, DEN, Wrexham Mar 1892 : Carthaginian CAN Barnardos  
11829 BRANNON, Sarah1896WAL,    , Wrexham Jul 1907 : Tunisian CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
10625 BRIDGEHOUSE, William1913WAL,     Apr 1929 : Duchess of York CAN Barnardos  
13440 BRIDGES, James1873WAL, MON, Newport Apr 1886 : Dominion CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
12972 BROOKLYN, David Richard1892WAL,     Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12971 BROOKLYN, Edith1898WAL, GLA, Bridgend Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9138 BROWN, Herbert James1892WAL,    , Newport Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
14693 BUDNER, Bessie1907WAL,     Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16584 BUTCHER, Gladys Ruby1894WAL, MON, Newport Aug 1906 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
16583 BUTCHER, Milicent Florence1901WAL, MON, Newport Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
8071 BUTLER, Roy1916WAL,    , Colwyn Bay Mar 1932 : Montclare CAN YMCA  
7266 CAHILL, Charles 1913WAL,    , Ebbw Vale Sep 1929 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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