Captain 20065 Alan Cecil Turtill

Family details:
Son of Sgt. Hubert Sydney Turtill, Royal Engineers (killed in action in France, 9th April, 1918), and of Mabel Edith Turtill (nee Hancock), of Cambridge, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Joan Douglas Turtill, of Takapuna, Auckland.

Census details:
1911 - Sees 1 year old Alan Cecil living at 51 Duke Street, St Helens with parents Hubert Sydney (31) and Mabel Edith (26). 1939 Register. No information available.

Notes:
Son of WW1 casualty [cas=1354]Hubert Sydney Turtill[/cas]

Captain Allen Cecil Turtill. Serial No.: 20065 Occupation before Enlistment: Chiropractor Next of Kin: Mrs Joan Douglas Turtill (wife), Dick Street, Cambridge, New Zealand (Wife) Enlistment Address: Dick Street, Cambridge, New Zealand Military District: Hamilton Body on Embarkation: Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon Embarkation Unit: 21 Infantry Battalion Other Units: 17th Waikato Regiment Campaigns: Western Desert Last Unit Served: 21 Infantry Battalion Place of Death: Western Desert Date of Death: 29 November 1941 Age at Death: 32 Cause of Death: Killed in action Cemetery Name: Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya Son of Sergeant [cas=1354]Hubert Sydney Turtill[/cas], Royal Engineers (killed in action in France, 9th April, 1918), and of Mabel Edith Turtill (nee Hancock) of Takapuna, Auckland, husband of Joan Douglas Turtill (nee White), of Cambridge. Brothers Ken (23089) and Alan Turtill (20065) served in WW2. Alan was killed in the war and Ken was a POW. [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/20065_Alan_Cecil_Turtill.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Captain Allen Cecil Turtill at Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma (Picture sourced by Jeff Keenan)[/caption]