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| − | '''Harold Exton Turner''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Harold Exton Turner''', (28 June, 1896 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Turner joined the navy as part of a special emergency term taken into the Training Establishment in September 1914. | |
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| − | + | He served in {{UK-KingEdwardVII}} from May 1915 to January 1916 and was appointed to the {{UK-1Neptune|f=t}} on 5 February, 1916. He would see action in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. On 30 July 1917 he was sent to {{UK-Vernon}} for a course in [[Torpedo Control]].<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/124.|}} f. 124.</ref> | |
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| − | Turner was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Turner served the rest of the war in the {{UK-Firedrake|f=t}}, being promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 September, 1918. This was altered to 15 March, 1918.<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/124.|}} f. 124.</ref> |
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| − | + | Turner was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1927.<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/124.|}} f. 124.</ref> | |
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| + | Turner was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 15 August, 1938.<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/124.|}} f. 124.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Harold+Exton+Turner Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Harold+Exton+Turner Service Records] | ||
| − | + | * [[H.M.S. Neptune at the Battle of Jutland]] | |
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| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Edmund Blechynden Haselfoot|Francis E. B. Haselfoot]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Merry Hampton (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Herald'']]'''<br>3 Nov, 1928<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/124.|}} f. 124.</ref> – Dec, 1928<ref>Turner Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/124.|}} f. 124.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Victor Rice|William V. Rice]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Beaufort (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Beaufort'']]'''<br>2 Apr, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 216}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Patrick Lorraine Tennent|Hugh P. L. Tennent]]'''}} | ||
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Augustine Edgell|John A. Edgell]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Silvio (1918)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Moresby'']]'''<br>11 May, 1933{{NLJul34|p. 297}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ross Valdar Wheatley|Ross V. Wheatley]]'''}} | ||
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Harold Martin|William H. Martin]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Silvio (1918)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Moresby'']]'''<br>17 Dec, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|3875}} – 25 May, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|3875}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Basil Theodore Brewster|Basil T. Brewster]]'''}} | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:47, 22 July 2022
Commander (retired) Harold Exton Turner, (28 June, 1896 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Turner joined the navy as part of a special emergency term taken into the Training Establishment in September 1914.
He served in King Edward VII from May 1915 to January 1916 and was appointed to the battleship Neptune on 5 February, 1916. He would see action in her at the Battle of Jutland. On 30 July 1917 he was sent to Vernon for a course in Torpedo Control.[1]
Turner served the rest of the war in the destroyer Firedrake, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 September, 1918. This was altered to 15 March, 1918.[2]
Turner was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1927.[3]
Turner was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 15 August, 1938.[4]
World War II
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Francis E. B. Haselfoot |
Captain of H.M.S. Herald 3 Nov, 1928[5] – Dec, 1928[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by William V. Rice |
Captain of H.M.S. Beaufort 2 Apr, 1931[7] |
Succeeded by Hugh P. L. Tennent |
| Preceded by John A. Edgell |
Captain of H.M.A.S. Moresby 11 May, 1933[8] |
Succeeded by Ross V. Wheatley |
| Preceded by William H. Martin |
Captain of H.M.A.S. Moresby 17 Dec, 1939[9] – 25 May, 1940[10] |
Succeeded by Basil T. Brewster |
Footnotes
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/124. f. 124.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/124. f. 124.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/124. f. 124.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/124. f. 124.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/124. f. 124.
- ↑ Turner Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/122/124. f. 124.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 297.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
