Arthur Turton
Service Number
5066
Military Unit
9th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth
Unknown
Date of Death
14 Oct 1915 (24 Years Old)
Place of Birth
Unknown
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He was a leather splitter
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
Family History
Arthur lived with his wife, May, at 5 Eyre Street, Nottingham. They had one daughter, also named May, who was born 21st April 1915.
Military History
Arthur Turton enlisted on 24 August 1914 and landed as reinforcement to the 9th Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli on 13th September 1915. He was killed in action a month later on 14th October 1915, aged 25. Arthur has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.
Extra Information
His photograph accompanied by a brief report of his death was published in the local press on 20th December 1915.
