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{{EngViceRN}} {{SIR}} '''Frederick Richard Gordon Turner''', K.C.B., O.B.E. (29 March, 1889 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{EngViceRN}} {{SIR}} '''Frederick Richard Gordon Turner''', K.C.B., O.B.E. (29 March, 1889 – 9 February, 1976) <ref>''The Times'' (Issue 59626) (Thursday, 12 February, 1976), p. 16.</ref> served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 19 May 2022
Engineer Vice-Admiral SIR Frederick Richard Gordon Turner, K.C.B., O.B.E. (29 March, 1889 – 9 February, 1976) [1] served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Turner was awarded the Newman Memorial Prize for scoring highest in the Examination in Practical Engineering held on the completion of his original course of specialising in Engineering.
Turner was promoted to the rank of Engineer Lieutenant on 1 February, 1910.
Turner was promoted to the rank of Engineer Lieutenant-Commander on 28 January, 1918.
Turner was promoted to the rank of Engineer Commander on 31 December, 1923.
Turner was promoted to the rank of Engineer Captain on 31 December, 1933.
World War II
Turner was promoted to the rank of Engineer Rear-Admiral on 11 September, 1939.
Turner was promoted to the rank of Engineer Vice-Admiral on 23 March, 1942.
Placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 26 April, 1945.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Harold A. Brown |
Assistant Engineer-in-Chief of the Fleet 1 Dec, 1934 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Sir George Preece |
Engineer-in-Chief of the Fleet 24 Jan, 1945 – 25 Apr, 1945 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Times (Issue 59626) (Thursday, 12 February, 1976), p. 16.
