World War 1
Search the known records to date of those lost from the wider Alnwick area in World War 1
Generally showing where they are commemorated, when they died and some basic facts about each person. There are gaps, however, so if you can fill in any missing details do please contact us.
William Turnbull
Forename(s):
William
Surname:
Turnbull
Initial(s):
W
Service Number:
96567
Rank:
Gunner
Regiment:
Royal Field Artillery, 69th Brigade, 'A' Battery
Died:
22/10/1915
Aged:
27
Buried:
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
Service History:
Both Turnbull & his brother, James, enlisted at Glasgow, Scotland, on 28 June 1915 & joined the RFA. They landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 6 October following. His brother was by his side when he fell.
Killed by a stray shell.
Background:
Born about 1888, the son of John & Martha Jane Turnbull, of Belvedere House, Norham, Northumberland.
Native of Belford, Northumberland.
Pre-enlistment occupation: Butcher, working with his father at Belford.
Turnbull was a member of the Belford Young Mens Mutual Improvement Society, & also a bell ringer at the Parish Church.
(Source: coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk/)
Local Memorial:
Norham War Memorial
