Worcestershire Regiment

Surname	Turton
Forename	Charlie
Rank	Company Quartermaster Serjeant
Army No	5136
Battalion	1st
Commissioned	Not set
Date Of Wounds	Not set
Wounds
Died Killed	Not set
Death Details
Enlisted Date	Not set
Enlisted Location
Date Of Birth	1878-08-27
Birth Place	Birmingham
Residence
Discharged	Not set
Theatre Of War	France
Date Of Entry	1914-11-05
Z Class
Surname Spellings
Other Info	Charlie Turton joined the Worcestershire regiment about 1894 using the name of his cousin H. Rolfe, because he was under age. He served with the 1st Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War and subsequently saw service in Ireland, India an Egypt. He went to France with the 1st Battalion at the start of the First World War and was severely wounded. He was discharged in March 1919 but re-enlisted 3 months later joining the Royal Fusiliers and saw service in Russia. In 1922 he joined the 6th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment and served for a further 9 years before retiring. During the Second World War he served in the Home Guard. He died on the 29th August 1943.

1st Worcestershire Regiment 7921 Colour Serjeant

1st Worcestershire Regiment 7921 Company QuartermasterSerjeant

The British War Medal

The 1914 Star

The Allied Victory Medal

Clasp to the 1914 Star

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Turton Company Quartermaster Serjeant 5136