Philip Turner
Service number
4859940
Military unit
2/5th Bn Leicestershire Regiment
Address
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Date of birth
Date of death
10 May 1940 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Employment, education or hobbies
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Family history
Son of Joseph and Frances Turner, of 70 Derby Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Joseph died in 1933.
Siblings: Aleatha (1901), Ivy (1903), Harry (1908), Joseph (1910), Ada (1911), Jessie (1912), William (1915) and Thora (1916).
Military history
The 2/5th bn was mobolised in 1939 and was part of the 46th Division in France. They were evacuated from Dunkirk after the fall of France. 55 men from this battalion died between 10th May and 1st June 1940. One of whom was another Mansfield man, Leslie Williams who was buried in the same grave as Philip.
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