World War 1
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Mark Telford Turnbull
Forename(s):
Mark Telford
Surname:
Turnbull
Initial(s):
M T
Service Number:
7491
Rank:
Rifleman
Regiment:
King's Royal Rifle Corps, 9th (Service) Battalion
Died:
24/08/1916
Buried:
Thiepval Memorial
Service History:
Enlisted at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
47 images of Turnbull's service records are available via Ancestry.co.uk.
Enlisted 25 September 1906. His early posting is indecipherable, but he served in Malta in 1909-1910 & in India from 12 November 1910 until discharged in 1912.
It is unclear when Turnbull re-enlisted, but he was wounded in action on 27 October 1914, admitted to a hospital at Boulogne on 1 November 1914 before being transferred to England the following day.
On recovering from his wounds Turnbull was posted to KRRC 5th (Reserve) Battalion on 7 February 1915, then to the 9th (Service) Battalion on 19 October 1915 - he embarked for France on 17 October 1915.
Reported missing, then killed in action on 24 August 1916.
Awarded the 1914 Star in addition to the British War & Victory Medals.
Background:
Born at Belford, Northumberland, the son of the late Mark & Elizabeth Turnbull, of 22, Northbourne Avenue, Morpeth, Northumberland.
Three brothers - James William; Nicholas Alfred; & George. Four sisters - Elizabeth; Jane Ellen; Jessie; & Catherine Ann.
Resident at Morpeth, Northumberland.
Local Memorial:
Unknown