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259250 Pte John William Turton British Army 6th Btn York and Lancaster Regiment from:Ilkeston Derbyshire (d.3rd September 1944) Whilst researching for a school project with my son, we discovered that my great Uncle, John Turton, had nearly escaped his fate in Crete, Greece in 1944. John served with the 6th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment in WW2. He had permission of leave for a cut on his arm that had turned septic. However, he did not want to be known as a coward so he left Ashton Street in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, waving goodbye to his mother, father and two sisters and was never to return home again. He was shot in the throat and died almost instantly on 3rd of September 1944. One thousand eight hundred and eighty seven men died there. John was 19 years old. Today he lies in Italy at the Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, and it is now a place that my son and I wish to visit to pay our deepest respects. He is remembered on the Cassino Memorial in Italy. Son of Thomas Turton, and of Isabella Turton, of Wrekenton, Co. Durham. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.