Thomas Turnbull was a member of the family who ran the shipping firm of Turnbull Scott & Co. He and his brother Noel both: "volunteered for active service. Noel Turnbull served in the Royal Army Service Corps amd was awarded the Military Cross. Tommie Turnbull joined the ranks of the Honourable Artillery Company and was mortally wounded at St. Eloi near Ypres in Flanders and died on 15 April 1915. His death at the age of 22 was a tragic loss to the Turnbull family and to the Company. He was a cheerful young man, much liked by his colleagues and a great favourite with his many friends and relations. His name appears in the Roll of Honour on the main staircase of the Baltic Exchange, of which he was elected a member in 1913".
A Shipping Venture: Turnbull Scott and Company 1872-1972. Anne and Russell Long; Hutchinson Benham Ltd.; 1974 page 152
