A Great War 'Oldham' Casualty's 1914 Star trio: Private William Henry Turner 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers who later served with the 67th Training Reserve Battalion & lastly the Royal Engineers

- 1914 Star. With tailors clasp (1726 Pte. W. H. Turner 2/ Lan: Fus.)
- British War Medal. Silver issue (1726 Pte. W. H. Turner. Lan. Fus.)
- Interallied Victory Medal (1726 Pte. W. H. Turner. Lan. Fus.)

Wounded-in-Action: Private William Henry Turner 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers confirmed being wounded in France, on 24/25 September 1915, per British Army Casualty list released by the War Office on, 8 October 1915 (containing details of 733 casualties from France) & published in the Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser issue of, 9 October 1915

Medal verification: All of the campaign medals & clasp confirmed as the recipients full medal entitlement for the Great War per below cited medal rolls

- 1914 Star. With clasp: (Ref WO 329/2441) Entered 'France' on, 22 August 1914
- British War & Interallied Victory Medals: (Ref WO 329/422)

William H. Turner attested for the Lancashire Fusiliers and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 August 1914. He transferred to the 67th Training Reserve Battalion on 10 March 1917 (holding regimental number 16999) and later served with the Royal Engineers (in which corps he held the regimental number 264436)

William Henry Turner, was a native of, Oldham, Lancashire, England, where he was born circa 1891. William enlisted into the British Army during the last quarter of 1908 (No 1796 - just 70 enlistments later, is known to have joined the Lancashire Fusiliers on, 2 January 1909 ). The 1911 National Census for England & Wales records William, serving with 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, then stationed at Tidworth, Hampshire, England. A pre-war regular professional soldier, William, was serving at Citadel Barracks, Dover, England, in August 1914. Less than 3 weeks after the declaration of war, William together with the rest of his comrades, first entered theatre of war 'France', when his battalion disembarked at 'Boulogne', France, on 22 August 1914. 2/Lancashire Fusiliers, part of 12th Infantry Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, was soon in the thick of the fighting during the First Battle of the Marne. Private Turner was 'Wounded-in-Action' on 24/25 September 1915. In November 1915, 2/Lancashire Fusiliers - still part of 12th Infantry Brigade - was transferred to the famous 36th Ulster Division. William Turner transferred to the 67th Training Reserve Battalion on 10 March 1917 (holding regimental number 16999) and latterly served with the Royal Engineers (in which corps he held the regimental number 264436)

Condition: About VF

Code: 21707