Photo : Brian Chandler

In Newcastle (St. John Westgate & Elswick) Cemetery is a family headstone which reads:

In memoriam.
William Murdoch Turner
1861 – 1932,
also his sons
David Thomson Turner
Captain, 4th N.F. killed in action
at Romigny, France, May 30th, 1918,
aged 28 years.
Thomas Turner
died in infancy.
David Thomson Turner
Dec.14th 1941, aged 22 years.
Hebron King Turner
wife of
William Murdoch Turner, died July 8th, 1944.

Ron Carson has provided the following:

David was born on 7 May 1919 at Hexham, Northumberland, the son of Maitland and Ursula (nee Carrick) and nephew of Henry Myles Carrick of Monkseaton.

He attested on 13th September 1939 with the Royal Field Artillery, No.7 Reception Unit at Newcastle upon Tyne. David served with 31st Field Regiment and was killed in action in the Western Desert, Egypt.

At the time of his death, David's home address was 68 Percy Park, Tynemouth. He is commemorated on the Army Roll of Honour.

A relative died in 1918. See Capt. D.T. Turner 1918

The CWGC entry for 2nd Lieutenant Turner