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3953: Gunner John William Turton

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posted on 2024-01-16, 17:20 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team

John William Turton (known as Jack to his family) was born in 1888 in Crawley near Doncaster. He was a lay preacher at Morley Wesleyan (Methodist) Church. When he was 12 he was a labourer in Morley and then a greengrocer. He died of shell wounds on 07/07/1918 and is buried at Pernois British Cemetery, Halloy-Les-Pernois, France. His epitaph reads: "THOUGH DEATH DIVIDES STILL MEMORY CLINGS FROM HIS WIFE L. TURTON, MORLEY".

History

Name of contributor(s)

John Broadbent (Great Grandson)

Subject of the story/individual the object(s) relate to

Gunner John William Turton

Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place

07/07/1918

Location(s) where the event(s) in the story took place

Object(s)

Last sermon John gave before he went to war, Battlefield Tours programme and itinerary, family photos, death scroll, photo of grave marker, cap badge, notice of death from Morley Observer.