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Air Commodore C Turner


Cresswell         b: 21 Jun 1896                         r: 21 May 1944                           d: 19 Oct 1951

AFC - 11 Feb 1919,

(Army): - 2 Lt: 11 Aug 1915, Lt: 19 Oct 1916, (T) Capt: 14 Dec 1917.

(RAF): - Capt: 1 Apr 1918, Flt Lt: 1 Aug 1919, Sqn Ldr: 12 Dec 1928, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1935, Gp Capt: 1 Jan 1939, (T) A/Cdre: 1 Dec 1941, A/Cdre: Retained.

xx xxx xxxx:               Gentleman Cadet, RMC Sandhurst

11 Aug 1915:               Officer, The Worcestershire Regiment

22 Feb 1916:               Attached, No 22 Sqn

 2 Apr 1916:                Graded Qualified Observer

25 Aug 1916:               Returned to Home Establishment for pilot training

xx Aug 1916:               U/T Pilot

14 Apr 1917:               Re-embarked for France

17 Apr 1917:               Attached, No 2 AD

29 Apr 1917:               Pilot, No 32 Sqn

 5 Oct 1917:                Acting Flight Commander, No 32 Sqn

14 Dec 1917:               Appointed Flight Commander, RFC. (No 32 Sqn)

xx xxx xxxx:                 Staff, Instrument Design Establishment.

 1 Aug 1919:               Resigned his commission in the The Worcestershire Regiment

 1 Aug 1919:                Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the rank of Captain.

27 May 1920:              Pilot, No 210 Sqn.

30 Sep 1920:               Attended St Catherine's College, Cambridge University

 1 Oct 1922:                Attended Imperial College of Science and Technology, London University.

xx xxx xxxx:                 Supernumerary?

15 Sep 1923:               Technical Officer, Aircraft Depot - Iraq.

15 Aug 1924:               Technical (Research) Duties, HQ Iraq Command.

14 Feb 1925:               Technical Staff Officer (Engines), RAF Middle East.

25 Oct 1925:                Staff, RAF Depot, Middle East

xx xxx xxxx:                  Supernumerary?

26 Sep 1927:               Staff Officer, Directorate of Scientific Research and Technical Development.

 9 Sep 1929:                Staff Officer, Directorate of Equipment.

xx xxx xxxx:                  Staff Officer, Deputy Directorate of Equipment.

20 Mar 1933:               Staff, RAF Base Calshot.

14 Oct 1933:                'B' Flight Commander (pending), No 10 Sqn (Virginias - RAF Boscombe Down)

27 Nov 1933:               'B' Flight Commander, No 10 Sqn (Virginias - RAF Boscombe Down)

21 Feb 1934:               Senior Engineering Officer, Central Flying School.

13 Sep 1935:               Officer Commanding (Temporary), Central Flying School.

28 Nov 1935:               Senior Engineering Officer, HQ No 23 (Training) Group.

10 Jul 1936:                 Engineering Staff Officer, HQ Training Command.

 4 Apr 1938:                Senior Engineering Officer, HQ Maintenance Command.

24 Apr 1940:               Transferred to the Technical Branch

 1 Jan 1942:                 SASO, HQ Technical Training Command.

Educated at King Edward's High School, Birmingham before entering the RMC at Sandhurst, he died in the Wokingham area.

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