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John Turk
Informations sur naissance
Année de naissance: 1889 |
Lieu de naissance: Lydd, Kent, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Informations générales
Profession: Jardinier |
Informations service militaire
Pays: Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Force armée: British Expeditionary Force |
Rang: Private |
Numéro de service: G/25079 |
Incorporation nom de lieu: Ramsgate, Kent, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Unités: — Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), 11th Bn. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
Date de décès: 14/10/1917 |
Lieu de décès: Zuydcoote, Nord, France |
Cause du décès: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
Âge: 28 |
Cimetière
Zuydcoote Military Cemetery Parcelle: I Rangée: F Tombe: 20 |
Distinctions et médailles 2
British War Medal Médaille |
Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 3
#1 | Lieu de naissance | ||
#2 | Lieu d'enrôlement | ||
#3 | Lieu du décès (approximatif) |
Mon histoire
John Turk was a private of the Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 11th Battalion, 123rd Brigade, 41st Division. After being returned from the Third Battle of Ypres, the Battalion employed on the coast defenses at Fort des Dunes in France from 1 October 1917. On the 11th of October, they marched into the line in the area of Nieuwpoort, Belgium (Map: 12.SW.M.20.). This strategic city was heavily bombed by the enemy. On 12 October, the trench of the 11th Battalion was hit by shelling and wounded four men. Probably, private John Turk was one of them. He was brought to the 34th or 36th Casualty Clearing Station at Zuydcoote, where he died of his wounds on 14 October 1917.
Rapports avec d'autres militaires 1
Turk Edgar
Brother |
Sources 3
11 Battalion Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2638/5). http://nationalarchives.gov.uk Sources utilisées |
Map Nieuwpoort http://maps.nls.uk/ Sources utilisées |
Willy H.C., History of the Queen's Royal (West Surrey) Regiment in the Great War (Hockley, CP Press, 2017), p 271. Sources utilisées |
Complément d’informations 3
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/617821 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=87eb1cfd-9185-4e74-a373-e38697db584c |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/4512374 |