The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Kenneth Morrison

I ran across these men on the Newton Place Church Memorial, now in Partick South Church. George, Gordon and John Turner.
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic8485.html

Two of them are on the Glasgow Roll of Honour:
TURNER George M Gunner Australian Imperial Force 1 Thornwood Terrace Partick
TURNER John Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 1 Thornwood Terrace Partick
but I think that the three are brothers.

TURNER, GEORGE MILLER
Gunner 4361 Australian Field Artillery 3rd A.F.A. Bde.
Date of Death:29/03/1918 Age:34
Son of William and Madge Turner. Native of Hawaiian Islands.

TURNER, GORDON
Private 200868 Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 5th Bn.
Date of Death:05/11/1916
SNWM - Place of birth Inaoni Hawaiian Islands.

TURNER, JOHN
Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 7th Bn.
Date of Death:29/11/1916 Age:32
Son of Mr. W. and Mrs. M. Turner, of Ben Ericht, Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Native of Glasgow.

George's entry on the AIF Project has some interesting details and his attestation papers have an amendment showing his father Mr W M Turner of 1 Thornwood Terrace, Partick, Glasgow as his next of kin. https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=306180

Anyone got any further information ????
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Ken

anne park

John Turner 2nd Lt 7th Gordon Highlanders b Hawaiian Islands Age 32 Killed in Action F & F 29/11/1916 Son of Mr William & Mrs Marjory Isabel Turner, Ben Ericht, Balgowrie, Perthshire. 1901 Census: 4 Maul Terr; Partick. Native of Glasgow. Officers Book Page 242. Probate Will Date: 2 Jun 1917. 1 Thornwood Terr; Patrick, Glasgow. Occ: Draughtsman with Commercial Cars (Ltd); Luton. Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont Fr 0239 Plot II Row E Grave 11 ADJ 06-12-16 :Photo EE 07-12-16 Page 4
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anne park · Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 4:00 pm Post subject: Photo update

There is a public tree on Ancestry with photos of the brothers.
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Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 4:22 pm Post subject:

Brilliant

Thank you, Anne.

From Hawaii to Partick to Luton - is that an upward trend????
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Ken

anne park

William George Argo Turner
Son
21 SEP 1883 in Hawaiian Islands, Main
11 DEC 1967 in Greenwich, Greater London, England

John Turner
Son
abt 1885 in Hawaiian Islands, Main

George Miller Turner
Son
21 NOV 1886 in Hawaiian Islands, Main
29 MAR 1918

Gordon Turner
Son
4 OCT 1888 in Hawaiian Islands, Main
5 NOV 1916 in France & Flanders

Dora Stanley Turner
Daughter
11 JUL 1890 in Hawaiian Islands, Main
20 SEP 1989

John Turner
Son
1890
29 NOV 1916

Majory Isabel Turner
Daughter
25 DEC 1891
13 NOV 1975

Jean M Cheeseman (Turner)
Daughter
11 OCT 1894 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire
9 MAY 1980 in British Columbia

David Chisholm Turner
Son
20 NOV 1896 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire
29 JUN 1965 in Blairgowrie
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Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 5:09 pm Post subject:

Mark (dhubthaigh) has kindly sent me the following:

DUNDEE COURIER: 30.09.1937

WELL KNOWN IN BLAIR AND COUPAR ANGUS

DEATH OF MR WM. TURNER, RATTRAY

Mr William Turner, Ben Ericht, Rattray, who was well known in business circles in Blairgowrie, Coupar Angus, and Dundee died last night at the age of 81. He had been in failing health since January.
Mr Turner, who belonged to Aberdeen, had been for many years engaged in the cane sugar industry in the Hawaiian Islands, the East Indies, and the West Indies.
Subsequently he became associated with the jute industry, and for the past 20 years had been manager of the Station Works, Coupar Angus, for Messrs Durie & Millar, jute manufacturers.
He was held in much esteem by the employees and in the communities of Coupar Angus and Blairgowrie.
He was a well known figure in jute circles of Dundee.
Deceased was an elder of St. Andrew's Church, Blairgowrie. He did not take any active part in public affairs.
He was predeceased by his wife, and is survived by two sons and three daughters. Three of his sons were killed in the war.
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Ken