Sgt. Austin Reginald Turner . British Army 1st Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps (d.26th October 1944) Austin Turner was born 23rd September 1915 to Ewart Harry Turner and Beatrice Turner nee Huddy. Austin joined the KRRC on the 22nd November 1933 signing for 7 years and then 5 in reserve. His first posting was to India in 1935, then Burma in 1937 and Egypt in 1938. He returned to the UK in December 1939.
He married Eileen Betty Louise May in 1940. Their first child Pamela was born in June 1942.
In March 1944 he was posted to Italy.
In October 1944 his daughter Barbara was born and 17 days later he was lost in action at the Ronco River, Forli. His body was never found. His death is commemorated on Monolith 10 at Cassino.
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AW Turner . British Army AW Turner served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sgt. Basil Simms Turner . Royal Air Force 75 Squadron Basil Turner joined the RAF as a trainee pilot in late 1938 or early 1940. He did his Elementary Flight Training at Hatfield then went South Cerney for training on Airspeed Oxfords.
From there he went to RAF Pershore OCU for Wellington bomber training. Then was posted to 75 NZ Squadron based at RAF Feltwell. Basil Turner eventually progressed to flying the Lancaster and the finally the Lincoln. Basil completed 58 missions over enemy territory. He died in July 2005
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Able Sea Bert Arthur Turner . Royal Navy
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Bert Turner . Royal Navy HMS Manchester from Middlesbrough (d.14th August 1942) Bert Turner was my gran's cousin. He was a stoker. He was on board HMS Manchester when it was hit by the torpedo. Sadly, Bertie was one of the badly wounded and transferred off the ship but died on the 14th August 1942.
He was born 1921 and was 21 years old. His mother had died when he was young and he was always around at his aunties and my gran thought of him more as a brother. They always had salmon sandwiches for tea when he was there as they were his favourite. She was devastated by his death so she was so pleased when I went to Malta and took a picture and laid some flowers at his memorial.
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CAO Turner . British Army Royal Army Ordnance Corps CAO Turner served with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Pte Cecil Charles Turner . British Army 1st Battalion Essex Regiment from Roughton, Norfolk (d.14th April 1917)
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Sgt. Charles Edward Turner . British Army East Yorkshire Yeomanry 5th Dragoon Guards from Hull, East Yorkshire My father, Charles Turner was a Tank Commander from the East Yorkshire Regiment. he was captured 23 May 1940 in St Omer, and sent to Stalag
XX/A 6 June 1940 prisoner number 776 in Oflag III/C.
He was transferred to Stalag XX/B on 10 October 1941. He was transferred from XX/A on 16 September 1942 and held in Oflag III/C we have no records of his of his release etc, he attested into the TA in 1947 In Kingston upon Hull.
My Father would never talk about his time in the camps as he thought it was better to look to the future. We have a photo of him in the camp, but we don't know which one is him. My father died in May 1973 and I am trying to compose a life book for my children before I die.
I would like any help of advice from anyone and will pass on any info I have.
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Pte. Charles William George Turner . British Army 70th Btn. Essex Regiment (d.9th Aug 1941) All I know is that my father, told me he had a brother Charles Turner in Enfield, Middlesex. His brother lives in Southampton so I asked him what brother. He read off a full name, said that when he was born he had a brother who was off fighting. I've researched a bit more and this is all I know so far.
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Charles Turner . British Army 5th Btn. East Kent Regiment from Belvedere, Kent (d.3rd Nov 1943)
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Cpl Charles George Turner . British Army 1st Btn. Royal Fusiliers from London (d.16th Mar 1941) Charles Turner is buried in a Commonwealth War Grave in Eritrea, East Africa.
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Claude Turner . Australian Army from Australia My father, Claude Turner, was an Australian soldier. He was captured on Crete and became a POW in Italy and Stalag 7A Moosburg, Germany. I am trying to find a contact for Howard Reid, father of Ian Reid, who was a fellow POW.
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Claude Turner . Australian Imperial Force My father, Claude Turner, was an Australian soldier and was captured on Crete. He was a POW in Italy and in Stalag 8b Moosburg, Germany.
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Clifford Edward Turner . British Army 57th Field Regiment Royal Field Artillery Clifford Turner joined up on 19th October 1939 with the 9th Field Training Regiment. In 1940 he joined the 57th Field Regiment and on 23rd March of that year was sent to France. He was evacuated from Dunkirk on 31st May, 1940. After this, he went to Suez with the 8th Army, then through Sicily and on to Italy. He was demobbed on 6th June 1946 and discharged from the reserve on 30th June 1959.
He was awarded the Africa Star with 8th Army clasp, the Italy Star, the 1939-1945 Star and the Defence Medal.
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D Turner . British Army D Turner served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Pte. David Wilson Turner . British Army 4th Btn. King's Own Scottish Borderers from Jedburgh My father David Turner served with the 4th Battalion KOSBs. He was evacuated at Dunkirk and was in a second wave of glider troops bound for Arnhem which was aborted. Any information would be appreciated
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Craftsman Dennis Arthur Turner MID. British Army from Somerset My father, Dennis Turner, was Mentioned in Despatches at the end of his six years in the war. We never knew any details of his gallantry.
Only once, during a subsequent family celebration - when the ale was flowing - was there any reference. But I hardly think it was true that he "crawled into no-mans-land under the guns of Monte Cassino and towed a damage tank backwards to his own lines - just using his teeth" was likely to be a terribly accurate description of what went on at that time in Italy!
Thanks, if anyone can help,
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F/Sgt. Desmond Maurice Turner . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 178th Squadron (d.19th Mar 1944) Desmond Turner is buried in the Tirana Park Memorial Cemetery, Albania. He is remembered on the Special Memorial E, his grave having since been lost.
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DJ Turner . British Army Royal Armoured Corps DJ Turner served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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F/O. Donald Stuart Turner . Royal Air Force 101 Squadron from Mapplewell, Barnsley (d.23rd Sep 1943) Flying Officer Donald Stuart Turner was my cousin although I never knew him personally because he died before I was born. Donald was an apprentice electrician at a colliery near Barnsley. At 6 foot 4 inches tall, he was ill-suited for both working in coal seams or the confines of a plane. He could of course have sat out the war in relative peace as a colliery worker but he had always wanted to fly. He left his reserved occupation to train as a pilot and joined 101 Squadron, eventually to be stationed at Ludford Magna.
Donald was commended for bringing his Lancaster home from Italy on just two engines. On his 13th mission, on 23rd September 1943, Donald’s plane was hit by flak during a raid on Mannheim. He nursed the plane on to Metz in France but eventually crashed in open ground near the French town. Two of the crew survived but the remainder, Donald included, were killed. They were quickly buried by the French Resistance and then after the war were re-interred together at Choloy War Cemetery near Toul in France. Donald was just 20 when he died.
Donald left a grieving family, parents Hubert and Edith, and sisters, Eileen and Gloria, both of whom are still alive. Donald was engaged to be married at the time of his death.
Donald had written a letter to be given to his parents and sisters in the eventuality of him being captured or killed. Written when he was just 19 and in training in Canada, he explained with amazing clarity his preparedness for whatever lay ahead:
“It is a life of my own choosing and I have no regrets. The risks I run, I run cheerfully. I bear no malice and I look forward to everlasting peace. In the event of my being unfortunate, then that is too bad. I hope that I did not die in vain......I am now a Pilot Officer with Wings, serious work ahead. Waiting patiently for a boat to take me back to the land and people I love.”
Donald closes the letter with the wish:
“If no news is heard of me for two months, please consider me dead and do not mourn for me. I would hate that. Just carry on your normal life. Bear up... show the world you can take it. Do your utmost to win the war.
Your Loving and Devoted Son and Brother and Friend,
Donald.”
I was brought up with stories of Donald’s bravery and untimely death from my mother, his aunt, but I only came to fully appreciate the tremendous courage and commitment Donald had shown as I grew older. Though genuinely remarkable, Donald’s selflessness and commitment to the cause of freedom and justice was by no means unique, as the testimonies on this website so clearly demonstrate. The courage of this generation of men and women is truly humbling and those of us who have had the good fortune to live in prosperity, never having been shot at or in real danger, must not forget the debt we owe to these young people who stepped forward and said “That’s simply not right. I’ll do something about it.” We must not squander the freedom they gave us.
If anyone has any information about Donald’s life, I would love to hear it.
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E Turner . British Army Cheshire Regiment E Turner served with the Cheshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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E Turner . British Army Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment E Turner served with the Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Lt. Edward Turner . Royal Navy HMS Mignonette My uncle Teddy Turner was a Lieutenant on the Flower class corvette HMS Mignonette. I believe he was the gunnery officer and also, therefore, officer in charge of the depth charge launchers when the ship sank or had a hand in the sinking of three German U-Boats during service in the Atlantic, the Russian run and off Freetown in West Africa.
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EL Turner . British Army EL Turner served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Lt. Ernest Turner . British Army Royal Signals Ernest Turner is my father-in-law. He was married in 1942 to Joan Rowland and had a son, my deceased husband, the following year, but they divorced soon after that. Ernest sent a letter asking for forgiveness because he had met and wanted to marry a Malasian lady. My husband had no further contact with his father although he paid maintenance all through his childhood. My children and I would love to know more about their grandfather.
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EW Turner . British Army 4th Sqd (Sharpshooters) County Of London Yeomanry EW Turner served with the 4th Sqd (Sharpshooters) County Of London Yeomanry British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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F Turner . British Army 44th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment F Turner served with the 44th Btn. Royal Tank Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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F. James Turner . Royal Naval Reserve HMS Cambridgeshire During the Lancastria incident of June 17th 1940 HMS Cambridgeshire was involved in the rescue of about a thousand men. My grandfather F.J.Turner (James) was serving on the Cambridgeshire, one of the men he rescued was Lord Inverclyde (I think he was King George VI's cousin) on return to England he presented his rescuer with a round rosewood box full of cigarettes with a silver plaque on the front engraved with the words "To F.J.Turner RNR HMS Cambridgeshire St. Nazaire to Plymouth 17th to 19th June 1940 from a grateful passenger Inverclyde/Scots Guards"
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FE Turner . British Army Royal Tank Regiment FE Turner served with the Royal Tank Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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FR Turner . British Army FR Turner served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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