No.13802, Private, Spencer TURNER
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Spencer Turner was born on 17th March 1893 in Elveden (Mildenhall Q1-1893 4A:811), son of Samuel and Jane TURNER (née ?).
Admitted to Elveden Voluntary Aided Primary School in May 1897 leaving in March 1900 when the family left Elveden. His father born 1865 in Littleport was a farm labourer. 1901 census...Aged 8, he was at Builder Yard, Elveden with his widowed mother Jane TURNER [38] boorn Wickhambrook; brothers Joseph [14] a shepherd's page born Barnham, Ernets [6] and Victor [1] both born in Elveden; sisters Emma [11] borm Barnham, Esther [10] and Kate [5] both born in Elveden. 1911 census...Aged 18, a farm labourer, he was at Berners Farm, Icklingham with his mother and brothers Ernest (farm labourer and Victor (scgoll) |
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He enlisted in Icklingham . The concentration form telling where he was found also gives death at 13/16th Sept so at that time they were not actually sure of the exact date. During those days the battalion tried one more than one occasion to take "The Quadrilateral, a German strongpoint but with no success CWGC records show a total of 101 killed on 16th, Spencer being one of only 22 with a identified grave, re-interred in Guillemont Road cemetery.
Spencer was found here photo: Commonwealth War Graves Commission and also commemorated on the Weather Heath Memorial (Elveden Column by the A11) click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
