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2Lt F H Turner MC, Gloucestershire Regiment and RFC


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2Lt Frederick Henry Turner MC (formerly 10th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment) was attached to the Royal Flying Corps and killed in a flying accident, along with Capt. Roland Burdon, when FE2d A1937 of No 46 Reserve Squadron crashed on 10 January 1917.

I'm interested to learn the date and circumstances of his Military Cross award, and will be grateful for assistance.

Gareth

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Hi Gareth,

Cannot help re citation, the LG just records his name but just in case you do not have it, here is his card,

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Regards,

Graeme

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The 2 newspapers articles about his death both state that he won his MC at the battle of Loos.

Yorkshire Post 12 Jan 1917 and Cheltenham Chronicle 20 Jan 1917

Dave

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Dave

Many thanks for the clippings. Capt Rowland, the other airman in the crash, was the son of a prominent Durham family and flew with No 11 Squadron in France.

Cheers

Gareth

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2Lt Frederick Henry Turner is mentioned 3 times in the 10th Battalion war diary, here are exerts from the transcripts I have

August

8th – No. 6 Camp Sutton Veney, Southampton. Left No. 6 Camp (26 Division Area) under orders to join BEF France. 3 trains Carried Bn to Southampton. Lt. J. Estens remained behind as OC Details. Officers with unit to France: Lt-Col. H.E. Pritchard (in command), Major J.G. Kirkwood (acting 2i/c), Captain W.R. Paterson (OC No. 4 Coy), Capt. I.R. Gibbs (OC No. 2 Coy), Lts. R. O’Dowd (Transport Officer), E.H. Sale (OC No. 3 Coy), J.W.C. Tongue, A.S. Whitworth, A.J. Whiffin, C.A. Simons, 2nd Lts. E.H. Moss, G.W. Robinson, E.A. Carnegy, G.G.W. Leary, L.W. Hastie, W.A.S. Gange, J.A. Riddle, J.A. Royds (Machine Gun Officer), W.R. Tate, T.S. Scarisbrick, R.N. Caws, F.H. Turner (Signalling Officer), P.V.N. Neems, E.C. George, G.W. Field (Grenadier and Bombing Officer), J. Hewings and Lt. J.S. McCallum, RAMC (attached Medical Officer). At 5 pm proceeded to France. Uneventful crossing.

9th – Le Havre. Disembarked. Halted for 1 hour at quayside. Marched to No. 5 Rest Camp Le Havre. Very hot day. Bn inspected. Marched to Gare Des Marchandises and entrained. Left at 12.30 pm travelling all night.

September

18th – Fatigue party of 6 officers, 20 NCOs and 284 men carrying gas cylinders from Vermelles to front line via trenches in Y1. Party under command of Capt. J.W.C. Tongue. 2nd Lt. R.N. Caws with 1 NCO and batman to Wisque for advanced course of machine gun gunnery. 2nd Lt. F.H. Turner to trenches to understand system of communication during attack. Outbreak of mumps in No. 1 Coy.

26-27th – Lt. Royds and 2nd Lts Turner and Lismore with 3 mc/ guns and 40 men garrisoned keep 89. At night Bn relieved and returned to Y1 trenches, remaining there during the day.

Dave

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Dave

Again, many thanks. The RFC Casualty Card was pretty brutal 'Flying accident caused by an error of judgement'.

Gareth

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