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


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

Marriage (1)
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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
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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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
23238 TURNER, Reginald1895WAL,    , Abercarn Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos