Basic Details
Surname
Turner
Forenames
Gilbert Austin
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
He was due to come up to Balliol in 1914 but enlisted instead and was killed after only 6 weeks in France.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Queen`s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Second Lieutenant
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Grandcourt
Year of death
1916
Month of death
November
Day of death
17
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Biography
Balliol College, Oxford, admitted for 1915