Sir Richard Turner | |
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![]() Lieutenant General Sir Richard Turner in 1917 during the First World War. | |
Born | Quebec City, Canada | 25 July 1871
Died | 19 June 1961 Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada[1][2] | (aged 89)
Buried | Mount Hermon Cemetery, Sillery, Quebec, Canada |
Allegiance | Canada |
Service/ | Canadian Militia |
Years of service | 1892–1919 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Unit | Queen's Own Canadian Hussars The Royal Canadian Dragoons |
Commands | 2nd Canadian Division 3rd Canadian Brigade |
Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War |
Awards | Victoria Cross Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches Légion d'honneur (France) Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France) Order of the White Eagle (Russia) |
Relations | Richard Turner (father) |
Lieutenant General Sir Richard Ernest William Turner, VC, KCB, KCMG, DSO, CD (25 July 1871 – 19 June 1961) was a senior Canadian Army officer who served during the Second Boer War and the First World War, and was a recipient of the Victoria Cross. While Turner always displayed great personal courage while under fire, he lacked the acumen for brigade- and division-sized tactics, and the men under his command during the First World War suffered grievous losses in several battles before he was moved into administrative roles.
Turner died at the Ste-Foy Veterans Hospital...
Date of death : 19-6-1961 : STE FOY.