Lieutenant-General Richard Ernest William Turner
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Turner,
Richard Ernest William
Date of birth: 1871-07-25
Place of birth: Quebec City Quebec Canada
Next of kin: Harriet Augusta Goodday, wife. 26 Ursula Street, Quebec City, Quebec
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Wholesale Merchant
Occupation (normalized): Working Proprietor (Wholesale Trade)
Address:
26 Ursula Street, Quebec City, Quebec
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1961-06-19
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant-General
Rank detail
- Lieutenant-General (Army). 1917-06-09 ?
- Major-General (Army). 1915-09-01 to 1917-06-09
- Brigadier-General, 3rd Infantry Brigade, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-29 to 1915-09-01
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Date of award: 1915-06-01
Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George
Date of award: 1917-06-01
Distinguished Service Order
Description: Awarded during the Boer War in South Africa
Croix de Guerre (France)
Victoria Cross (Liliefontein, South Africa)
Notes: RCD collection, Petawawa Ontario
Legion d'Honneur - Croix d'Officier (France)
Order of the White Eagle with Swords (Russia)
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
281708
Service file: B9842-S047
Uploader's Notes: Commander of the 3rd Brigade, the 2nd Canadian Division and briefly the Canadian Corps during the First World War. He was awarded the Victoria Cross and the DSO in the war in South Africa
Uploader's Research notes: 3rd Brigade Headquarters Nominal Roll [Brigadier General Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Infantry Brigade Major-General Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Infantry General Officer Commanding Canadian Forces in Europe, with effect from December 17, 1916 Lieutenant-General Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Infantry Order of the White Eagle with Swords (Russia) Distinguished Service Order Awarded during the Boer War in South Africa Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George Legion d'Honneur - Croix d'Officier Companion of the Order of the Bath Victoria Cross Liliefontein, South Africa Croix de Guerre (France) ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2009-03-17
Last modified: 2019-11-07