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Arthur Edward Turvey (1898 - 1915)

Arthur Edward Turvey
Born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Died at about age 17 in Aubers, Nord, Francemap
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Biography

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Arthur Turvey Died in Military Service during World War I.

Arthur Edward Turvey, son of Wallace and Clare Turvey, was christened in Birmingham on 3 April 1898.[1]

Arthur Turvey was living in 1901, aged 3, with his parents in Birmingham.[2]

He was still in Birmingham in 1911, living with his parents.[3]

He joined the King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1915 after the outbreak of World War 1, giving his age on the enlistment form as 19.[4] He died on 9 May 1915 (possibly at the Battle of Aubers) and is commemorated at the Le Touret Memorial in France.[5]

Sources

  1. "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDL-WZHP : 26 February 2019), Arthur Edward, 03 Apr 1898; from parish registers of the Church of England, database and images, citing Baptism, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Warwick County Record Office, England.
  2. "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSZ9-GQ5 : 21 May 2019), Arthur Turvey in household of Wallace Turvey, Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Deritend subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  3. "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWZ5-M6C : 7 July 2019), Arthur Edward Turvey in household of Wallace Turvey, Walmley, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  4. ww1 service record arthur edward turvey
  5. Arthur Edward Turvey, Commonwealth War Graves Commission




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