Henry Turner
in 1911 he was a shop porter
- Family History
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Henry Hamilton Turner was born in 1894 at Nottingham, he was the son of the late John a plumbers labourer and Mary Jane Turner née Topham-Chamberlain of 7 John Square Keswick Street Sneinton Nottingham.
His father John was born in 1854 atSneinton, he died in 1903 aged 50 yrs, his mother Mary Jane Topham Chamberlain was born in 1857 at Nottingham they were married on 25th May 1877 at Holy Trinity Church, Notttingham, they went on to have 11 children, sadly two were to die in infancy or early childhood.
In the 1911 census the family were living at 3 Arrow Terrace, Fisher Gate, Nottingham, Mary Jane Turner 54 yrs is a widow sh was a lace finisher, she is living with her children, Charles Claude 23 yrs a raiway porter, Dorothy Annie 19 yrs a fancy filly hand and Henry 17 yrs a shop porter.
Private Henry Turner enlisted at Nottingham, he served with the 2/7th battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment, he was killed in action, 21st March 1918, aged 24, whilst holding the line near Noreuil, France on the opening day of the German Spring Offensive or (Kaiserschlact)
Having no known grave his name is commemorated: Arras Memorial, France. Bay 7.
His brother Private Claude Charles Samuel Turner enlisted at Nottingham, he served with the 2nd battalion Sout Staffordshire Regiment, he was killed in action on 30th November 1917, having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, France.
A further brother Private Augustus John Frederick Turner enlisted at Nottingham, he served with the 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters Regiment, he was killed in action on 20th August 1917 having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial Pier & Face 10c, 10D & 11A
Research and information Peter Gillings
Photo of Henry Turner
Arras Memorial courtesy of the cwgc