His story
Richard Turner was a groom.
The research register names Elizabeth Turner as his mother.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/8321. He was attached to Fourth Army.
He died on 4 April 1918, aged 33. He is buried in Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery. His recorded grave or panel reference is XIX. C. 7.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Groom
- Family
- Elizabeth Turner - mother
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/8321
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Attachment
- Fourth Army
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 4 April 1918
- Age
- 33
- Cemetery or memorial
- Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
- Grave reference
- XIX. C. 7.
Connected men
- John Russell DICKSONAlso buried at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 313
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Richard Turner”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/turner-r-se-8321/.
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