T/Const Harry Turnell

 

Turnell is a fairly rare name. The only candidate at Brentford arouund theat time was William Harpur Turnell who was born 8 Oct 1888. That man appears to emigrate before WW1. So this man appears from nowhere and disappears to nowhere

 

1889 Feb 10. Born Middlesex (same date RIC and Army)

1891 census at Brentford

 

1907 May 13 Enlists in 1st Dragoon Gds, He is a Blacksmith

1911 census in 1st Kings Dragoon Gds

1919 Dec 16 Discharged to Z Reserve

1920 Feb 7 Enlists in Royal Fusiliers. He is a Shoeing Smith and had served 0ve 12 years in 1st Dragoon Gds and 1st Reserve Regt of Cavalry

1920 Oct 11 Discharged

 

1920 Dec 28. Joined with RIC no 77101 & ADRIC no (482). ex-Army

1921 Jan 28 Posted no 2 Vets from Gormanston

 

1936 There is a Harry Turnell who is a PC at Fulham in a newspaper article. But I cannot fing anything more on him and no death cert.

Drivers and Vets