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William George TURNER

William George TURNER

Male 1891 - 1959  (67 years)

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  • Name William George TURNER 
    Birth 14 Jul 1891  Plumstead Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Sep Q 1891 1d 1246 Woolwich
    Gender Male 
    Census 1901 
    1901 Census. George Granger Turner and family
    54, Liffler Road, Plumstead
    Military Service Entered 1907 
    Royal Artillery 
    Apprenticed 1908  Royal Arsenal Ordnance College Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1911 
    Fitter/Turner at the Royal Arsenal Ordnance College, Woolwich. 
    Military Service Entered 26 Jul 1912  Royal Flying Corps, Larkhill, Durrington, Wiltshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    In 1909 a flying enthusiast called Horatio Barber rented a small piece of land in Larkhill. He built a shed to house his new aeroplane, and was soon joined by more enthusiasts. Among these were George Bertram Cockburn, a pioneer aviator, and Captain John Fulton who served with an artillery brigade, and it was partly as a result of their interest that the War Office quickly realised the importance of aircraft and founded the first army aerodrome in Larkhill in 1910. Several more huts were built and a three bay hangar was constructed by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, a forerunner of British Aerospace. In 1911, No 2 Company of the Air Battalion Royal Engineers was established at Larkhill, the first flying unit of the armed forces to use aeroplanes as opposed to balloons. This evolved into No. 3 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps in May 1912, the first RFC squadron to use aeroplanes.
    In August 1912 the first Military Aeroplane Trials were held at Larkhill aerodrome. Several aeroplanes including the Avro Type G and the Bristol Gordon England biplane were entered. The competition was won by Samuel Franklin Cody in his Cathedral MkIII aircraft. 1912 also saw the first fatal air crash in the RFC. Captain Eustace Loraine and his observer, Staff-Sergeant R.H.V. Wilson were killed when they crashed west of Stonehenge after flying out of Larkhill aerodrome in July of that year.
    The aerodrome was closed in 1914 when the hutted garrisons were built over the airstrip. The original BCAC hangar can be found on the corner of Woods Road and Fargo Road and is the oldest surviving military aerodrome building in the UK. It was given listed building status in 2005.
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    • 1913 at Royal Flying School

      1915 in France with 10 Squadron on the Western Front (he earned a number of promotions)
      No. 10 Squadron, RFC, was originally formed at Farnborough, Hampshire, on 1st January 1915, from a nucleus supplied by No. 1 Reserve Squadron. It went to France in July 1915, equipped with BE2c's for what are now known as army co- operation duties, and served on the Western Front until the Armistice. During the British advance in September 1918, a novel task undertaken by the squadron was the dropping of baskets of pigeons to advanced parties of infantry so that they could report progress of their advance to their headquarters. The BEs were exchanged for Armstrong Whitworth FK8s in July 1917.

    1918 34 Squadron HQ in Italy
    1918 34 Squadron HQ in Italy
    34 Squadron was raised at Castle Bromwich on 7 January 1916 as a Corp recce squadron equipped with BE2s, it moved over to France in July 1916. Re-equipment with RE8s took place in January 1917 and in October of that year, the squadron became part of the British force sent to support the Italians against the Austrians, remaining there until May 1919 when it returned to the UK; disbanding at Old Sarum on 25 September 1919.
    Address 1920  66, Rushby Mead, Letchworth, Herts. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Stationed 1925  Baghdad Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military 1929  Discharged from RAF Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Retired 1957 
    Death 18 Apr 1959  Arlesey, Bedfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Jun Q 1959 4b 110 Hitchin
    Notes 
    • Career and photos courtesy of Liz Ellison
    Person ID I1422  Mills/Rushton Family History
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2010 

    Father George Granger TURNER,   b. Abt 1867, Dartford Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Alice Elizabeth HOOPER,   b. Abt 1871, Dover Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1889 
    Family ID F518  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Winifred Louisa WYNN,   b. 22 Jan 1893, Highgate, London Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1972 (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 28 Dec 1911 
    • Dec Q 1911 1d 2340 Woolwich
    1911 Winfred L Wynn and William G Turner Marriage cert
    1911 Winfred L Wynn and William G Turner Marriage cert
    At Woolwich Register Office.
    Witnessed by ES Wynn(Emma Susan nee Clark) & WH Reader
    Children 
     1. Lilian Winifred TURNER,   b. 21 Jul 1912
    Family ID F445  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2008 

    Family 2 Edna May CHESHIRE,   b. 17 May 1901, Caddington Slip End, Bedfordshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1991, Felpham, Sussex Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 1926 
    • Sep Q 1926 3a 2169 Hitchin
    Children 
     1. Sheila R TURNER,   b. 1927   d. 1927 (Age 0 years)
     2. Private
     3. Private
    Family ID F606  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2010 

  • Photos
    1926 William George Turner
    1926 William George Turner