Richard Ernest William Turner

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Sir Richard Ernest William Turner

Lieutenant General Sir Richard Ernest William Turner VC, KCB, KCMG, DSO (July 25, 1871 – June 19, 1961) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

He was a lieutenant of The Royal Canadian Dragoons on the Western Front during World War I. He also fought during the South African War of 1899-1902, during which he was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery at Leliefontein, November 7, 1900.

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Born in Quebec City, the son of Richard Turner, he was 29 years old, and a Lieutenant in The Royal Canadian Dragoons, Canadian Army during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

Turner was one of three men from his regiment who were awarded the VC for actions on 7 November 1900 during the battle of Leliefontaine at the Komati River, South Africa. The citations were published in the London Gazette of 23 April 1901. His read, "Later in the day when the Boers again seriously threatened to capture the guns, Lieutenant Turner, although twice previously wounded, dismounted and deployed his men at close quarters and drove off the Boers, thus saving the guns."^[1] The other men were Lieutenant Hampden Zane Churchill Cockburn and Sergeant Edward James Gibson Holland.

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Later, he became Sir Richard.

He served in World War I, and ultimately achieved the rank of Lieutenant General, receiving the Legion d'Honneur and Croix de Guerre avec Palme from the French Government.