No.6025388, Private, Sidney Hildrick TURNER
Aged 29
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Sidney Hildrick Turner was born in 1914 (Mildenhall Q3 1914 4A:1846) son of George and Anna Rosa TURNER (née PAYNE), of Beck Row.
In the 1939 register his widowed mother [15-6-1872] was at Wilde Street, Beck Row, with Mrs Eleanor BIRCH [19-4-1910]. There is one closed record |
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The 2nd/5th Essex were nearly wiped out in Deir-El-Shein in 1942, but had the satisfaction of knowing that the delay their resistance caused Rommel's Africa
Korps was an essential factor in gaining time for the withdrawing Eight Army to reorganize and stand on the Alamein Line. It is not known for sure if Sidney was with them in North Africa or just with the 5th in Italy where they were involved in very heavy fighting at the crossing of the Sangro River.
photo: Commonwealth War Graves Commission and also commemorated on the war memorial in Mildenhall click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
