| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1914 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 21/8/1914 to 2/11/1914 and 7/4/1915 to 16/5/1915 and 18/11/1915 to 10/7/1918. Formerly Pte. 2 Coldstream Guards. No.7824. 30/9/1918 medically discharged.
He arrested 12341 Pte. W Bowerman, 1 East Surrey Regt. in the company of P/8906 L/Cpl. D Jenkins, MFP.
On 3 Feb 1917 about 6pm I was on Military Police Patrol duty in the Boulevard Daunou, Boulogne. I saw the accused and stopped and questioned him. I arrested him and took him to the Military Police Guard Detention Room where he was detained.
Pte. Bowerman was sentenced to death for desertion and was shot at 5.41am on the 24/3/1917 underneath the Southern Face of Fosse No.4 de Ferfay, Boulogne. Death was instantaneous.
National Archive WO 71/556.
Info from Pension Index Cards:- Turnbull, William Robert, MFP, A/L/Cpl, P/4507, 7824, DEAD 9/4/25, 2/MT/2375, VV50.1655. Also:- 2/MT/2375. Turnbull, William Robertson, MFP, P/4507, A/L/Cpl, 20/8/18 to discharge, born 1887, 7 William Street, North Shields, 31/9/18 awarded a pension for GSW right ankle, due to.
William Robertson Turnbull. |
