Name
Robert Melville Turner
Born
1888-04-06
Birth Place
Occupation
Labourer
Religion
Presbyterian
Died
1966-09-27
Death Place
Sydney, Australia
Awards
Military Medal
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
402634
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
Enlisted
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1915-01-15
Service Record 2
Regimental Number
402634
Highest Rank
Lance Corporal
Conflict
Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1915-08-03
Wounds
Gunshot wound, right leg
Service Record 3
Regimental Number
402634
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
36th Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1915-11-25
Service Record 4
Regimental Number
402634
Highest Rank
Lance Corporal
Conflict
Battalion
Canadian Engineers Training Depot
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-01-14
Discharge Date
1918-12-24
Discharge Cause
Medically Unfit
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
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Online Collections Link
Notes
He received the Military Medal "For gallantry and devotion to duty on April 9th, 1917, during the attack of the Vimy Ridge." He served in Canada, England and France.News Clippings
Walkerton Telescope, October 7, 1915
Walkerton Telescope, October 21, 1915
Supplement to the London Gazette, 9 July, 1917, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/
Walkerton Telescope, September 16, 1915
Walkerton Telescope, February 10, 1916
Walkerton Telescope, April 11, 1918
Walkerton Telescope, December 19, 1918
Walkerton Telescope, June 12, 1919
