Fletcher Turnbull MM

Rank:

Quartermaster Sergeant

Regimental number:

452526

Unit at enlistment:

58th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Paris Cemetery, Paris, Ontario

Awards or decorations:

Military Medal

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

St. George, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

Paris, Ontario

Next of kin address:

Paris, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Farmer

Religious denominations:

Presbyterian

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Gallantry medals:

Yes

Letters and documents

London Gazette: 30287
Date: September 17, 1919
Honour or Award: Military Medal
Authority: R.O. 2097, Lipsett, July 30, 1917
Name: Turnbull, Fletcher (452526)
Unit: 58th Battalion

Details: For gallant and fearless conduct during attack on enemy trench. Twice, in face of heavy machine gun fire, he made his way along enemy trench for 100 yards in an endeavor to establish communication with a platoon that was unsuccessfully attacking on the right. The second time he bombed and out of action an enemy Machine Gun that was enfilading his party, after shooting one of the gunners. Later he did splendid work in evacuating wounded and in assisting his platoon commander in the withdrawal of the whole party.

BX January 29, 1970

TURNBULL – At the Willett Hospital, Paris on Tuesday, January 27, 1970 in his 77th year, Fletcher B. Turnbull of 1 Jury Street, Paris; beloved husband of Elizabeth Armstrong and dear father of Mrs. William (Eileen) Clark of Union; brother of Virgil of Paris, and Mrs. Thomas (Hope) Britain and Mrs. James (Grace) Davidson, both of Brantford; 2 grandchildren. Resting at the Wm. Kipp Funeral Home, 11 Jury Street, Paris, where service will be held on Friday, January 30, at 3 p.m. Interment in Paris Cemetery.