Name
George Roger Turk
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
04/10/1917
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
28714
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Panel 80 to 82 and 163A
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Monken Hadley Village Memorial, Hadley Common Village Memorial, Northaw Village Memorial, Not on the Goff's Oak memorials, Not listed on the Hertfordshire Regimental Memorial, All Saints Church, Hertford, Not on the Potters Bar memorials, Not on the Cheshunt memorials
Pre War
Natural son of Alfred Walter Turk & Sarah (nee Brand), of Primrose Cottage, 2 Clifford Road, New Barnet. Adopted son of Frederick William Brand & Evelyn Elizabeth (nee Toliday) of Myrtle Villa, Coppers Lane, Potters Bar.
1901 census shows Georgie Turk, aged 13, born in Cheshunt (elsewhere recorded at Goff's Oak) about 1893 living at Myrtle Cottage, Potters Bar with Frederick the householder and his wife Evelyn. He is shown as a cousin. He is also shown as the foster son of Frederick and Evelyn.
Recorded as born on Goff's Oak and enlisting in Northaw.
Wartime Service
Formerly 6200 in the Hertfordshire Regiment.
Killed in action.
Acknowledgments
David Harbott, Brian Lodge, Jonty Wild
