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We remember Robert Duncan Turnbull
We remember Robert Duncan Turnbull
Timeline
Timeline
1896
1918
location
20 Singlewell Road, Gravesend, Kent
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:8536065
1918
1918
dates
Age 22
Source:8536065
5th September 1918
service
British Army
Gunner
197565
Royal Field Artillery
Source:4514208
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Royal Garrison Artillery
144th Siege Bty
Source:8536065
1918
death
Killed in Action
France
Source:8536066
5th September 1918
burial
ECOUST-ST. MEIN, Pas de Calais
BARASTRE COMMUNAL CEMETERY GERMAN EXTENSION
France
VIII. C. 30
Source:8536065
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Robert Duncan |
| Initials | RD |
| Last Name | Turnbull |
| Source | 8536066 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Singlewell Road, Gravesend, Kent | United Kingdom | parents address | known 1918 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 197565 | Royal Field Artillery | Gunner | ||
| British Army | Royal Garrison Artillery | 144th Siege Bty | Second Lieutenant |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edith | mother | ||
| Robert Turnbull | father |
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H.A.C. CEMETERY, ECOUST-ST. MEINThe enemy positions from Doignies to Henin-sur-Cojeul, including the village of Ecoust, were captured on 2 April 1917, by the 4th Australian and 7th Divisions. This cemetery was begun by the 7th Division after the battle, when 27 of the 2nd H.A.C., who fell (with one exception) on the 31st March or the 1st April, were buried in what is now Plot I, Row A. After the German counter-attack near Lagnicourt on the 15th April, twelve Australian gunners were buried in the same row. Rows B, C and part of D were made in August and September 1918, when the ground had been recaptured by the 3rd Division after five months enemy occupation. The 120 graves thus made were the original H.A.C. Cemetery; but after the Armistice graves were added from the battlefields of Bullecourt and Ecoust and from a number of smaller burial grounds, including:-Contributed by:
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Iain53274 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Iain53274 | |
| England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription | Iain53274 | |
| British Army, Royal Artillery War Commemoration Book, 1914-1918 Transcription | Iain53274 | |
| British Army, Royal Artillery officer deaths 1850-2011 Transcription | Iain53274 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Royal Garrison Artillary | Iain53274 | |
| H.A.C. CEMETERY, ECOUST-ST. MEIN | Iain53274 |
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