Source: Direct message from Linda Paterson. She was referred to me by OGS-Toronto.
Summary of Service for Private Gordon James Turner, reg. no. 880729.
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| May 12, 1895 | Born | Born at Howard, Kent County, Ontario, Canada. Born to James and Jessie Turner. |
| April 15, 1916 | Enlists | This man enlisted at Chatham, Ontario on this date with the 186th Battalion. He was a 21-year old mail carrier who lived in Fletcher, Ontario. He had no prior military experience and listed his mother, Mrs. Jessie A. Turner, of Brigden, Ontario, as his next-of-kin. |
| May 2, 1916 | Vaccinated | Attempted. Failed. Reason not noted. |
| May 15, 1916 | Vaccinated | Attempted. Failed. Reason not noted. |
| July 4, 1916 | Inoculated | Anti-Typhoid. |
| July 13, 1916 | Inoculated | Anti-Typhoid. |
| July 19, 1916 | Vaccinated and Inoculated | |
| December 4, 1916 | Admitted | Military Hospital, London, Ontario. |
| December 12, 1916 | Discharged | Military Hospital, London, Ontario. |
| March 28, 1917 | Unit Sails | Embarks Halifax. |
| April 1917 | Assigns Pay | Assigns $20.00 per month to his mother, Mrs. Jessie Turner. |
| April 7, 1917 | Unit Arrives | Unit arrives aboard the S.S. Lapland. Debarks Liverpool. |
| April 20, 1917 | Taken On Strength | T.O.S. with the 4th Reserve Battalion, Bramshott, England. |
| May 7, 1917 | Admitted | Connaught Hospital, Aldershot, England. |
| June 16, 1917 | Discharged | Connaught Hospital, Aldershot, England. |
| September 26, 1917 | Proceeds Overseas | Proceeds overseas to join the 18th Battalion. |
| September 27, 1917 | Arrives | Arrives No. 2 Canadian Infantry Base Depot, Etaples, France. |
| October 2, 1917 | Arrives | Arrives Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp. |
| October 10, 1917 | Attached | Attached to the 14th Canadian Machine Gun Company. |
| October 28, 1917 | Admitted | No. 6 Canadian Field Ambulance for pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO). |
| October 30, 1917 | Admitted | No. 15 Casualty Clearing Station for pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO). |
| November 4, 1917 | Admitted | No. 7 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples France for pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO). |
| November 8, 1917 | Discharged | To Canadian Base Depot Hospital for pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO). |
| November 9, 1917 | Arrives | Arrives No. 2 Canadian Infantry Base Depot, Etaples, France. |
| November 24, 1917 | Leaves | Leaves above to join the 18th Battalion. |
| November 24, 1917 | Arrives | Arrives Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp. |
| December 2, 1917 | Joined | Joined the 18th Battalion “In the Field”. The Battalion is stationed in the Rouvroy Sector and on this date the War Diary relates:
“Position as shown yesterday. Wiring party of 2 Officers and 30 o.r.s put out 60 yds of single apron wire in front for trench to T.24.c.90.50 to T.24.c.80.70. 2 o.r.s arrived as reinforcements.” |
| December 4, 1917 | Transferred | To No. 42 Casualty Clearing Station. |
| December 5, 1917 | Admitted | “Dangerously Ill.” No. 42 Casualty Clearing Station. |
| December 8, 1917 | “Condition Improved” | |
| January 2, 1918 | Admitted | No. 1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples for a gastric ulcer. |
| January 16, 1918 | Admitted | Transported to England and admitted to the South General Hospital, Stourbridge, England. |
| February 5, 1918 | Admitted | Woodcote Park Hospital for same. |
| February 11, 1918 | Admitted | Manor, London, England. |
| April 24, 1918 | Admitted | Woodcote Park Hospital for same. |
| May 6, 1918 | Posted | Posted to 4th Reserve Battalion. |
| May 9, 1918 | Discharged | |
| August 18, 1918 | Stuck Off Strength | S.O.S. 4th Reserve Battalion to the 18th Battalion. |
| October 19, 1918 | Admitted | 18th General Hosptial, Camiers. PUO. |
| November 3, 1918 | Admitted | No. 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples. |
| November 5, 1918 | Admitted | No. 5 Convalescent Depot, Etaples. |
| November 11, 1918 | Discharged | To Canadian Base Depot, Etaples. |
| April 4, 1919 | Struck Off Strength | S.O.S. from 18th Battalion to the Canadian General Base Depot (C.G.B.D.), Ripon, England. |
| April 28, 1919 | Transferred | Transferred to Western Ontario Regimental Depot (W.O.R.D.). |
| May 12, 1919 | Medical Examination | Medical exam in preparation for transport to Canada. Ripon, England. |
| May 16, 1919 | Dental Examination | Dental exam in preparation for transport to Canada. Ripon, England. |
| May 26, 1919 | Struck Off Strength | S.O.S. to “O” Wing, C.C.C., Whitley. |
| June 23, 1919 | Struck Off Strength | S.O.S. from “O” Wing, C.C.C., Whitley to Canada. |
| July 4, 1919 | Discharged | Discharged at Station “K” |
| April 6, 1943 | Passes Away | Buried at Windsor Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Ontario. |
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 