TURNER parents, their son & memorial to 2 other sons. All sons died due to war service.

Sergeant Richard Burman TURNER [6/166]

1st Canterbury Regiment Main Body

Beloved son of

J.R. & J. TURNER

Died March 8th 1918, Aged 23 years.

Also their beloved son

Corporal Frederick Everard TURNER [2/103]

Killed in The Somme Battle

Sept. 15th 1916, Aged 26 years.

And

Gunner Edgar Mercer TURNER [2/3110]

Killed in The Messines Battle

June 3rd 1917, Aged 21 years

 

They nobly answered their country’s call

And gave for her their lives, their all.

Also

Jessie

Beloved wife of J.R. TURNER

Died 13th November 1939 Aged 73 years

And

John Richard

Beloved husband of

Jessie TURNER

Died January 1st 1942 Age 84 years

 

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Richard Burman 6/166

Block G Plot 64

Born: 27 May 1894

Occupation on enlist:

Jewellers Asst for Hicks & Co., Christchurch

Theatres of Operation:

Egyptian 1914,1915,191

Egyptian E.F. 1916

Balkan Gallipoli 1915

Western European 1916 1917

 

25 April – 1 May listed as Missing, Dardanelles

March 1916: Hospitalised Asthma & dysentery sent to Aotea Convalescent home [1]

March 1917: Influenza and scabies

12 July 1917 Admitted to hospital in UK for tuberculosis laryngitis then discharged due to no longer being physically fit for war service. This, in the end, was the cause of his death.

And after all this he was still charged with repaying back a mess tin cover he lost.

 

His Cenotaph database record:

muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/57434.detail?O...

His records are available to read online:

archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22014337&am...

 

 

Frederick Everard 2/103

Born 29 March 1892

Occupation on enlist: Carter

Died of wounds [Court of Enquiry]

“I dressed his wounds which were severe in the abdomen and I did not think he would recover although conscious at the time”.

Capt V Davie states:

“I assisted in carrying Cpl Turner with Cpl Davie to the {?} road where I handed over Cpl Turner to the R.A.M.C officer who attended him at once. As he states he was the worst case there”. The R.A.M.C. Officer cannot be traced from evidence above.

Finding: The Court having considered the attached evidence is of the opinion that 2/103 Cpl F E Turner is “missing believe died of wounds”.

 

His Cenotaph database record:

muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/16023.detail?O...

His military records are available online:

archway.archives.govt.nz/StreamgateProxy/fileStream?ie_pi...

Theatres of Operation:

Egyptian 1914. 1915, 1916

Egyptian E.F. 1916

Balkan 1915

Western European 1916

 

 

Edgar Mercer 2/3110

Killed in action

Occupation on enlist: Clerk

Buried: ST. QUENTIN CABARET MILITARY CEMETERY

Cenotaph database records

muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/16020.detail?O...

His military records are available but with restrictions:

archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22014234

 

 

John Richard TURNER [father]

Block G Plot 65

 

2 daughters noted in his obituary. Nurse Scott and Mrs E CROUCH[2]

 

Jessie TURNER

Signed the Women’s Suffrage Petition:

www.nzhistory.net.nz/suffragist/mrs-jessie-turner

 

 

REFERENCES:

[1]

nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/WH1-Effo-fig-WH1-Effo11...

[2]

homepages.ihug.co.nz/~ashleigh/1870-1908/1942.January.Chr...

 

 

 

Done