Turner, Richard Ernest William
1871-1961
He was born in Quebec and volunteered to serve with the Royal Canadian Draggons during the South African War. He won his Victoria Cross at Leliefontein. In WW1 he commanded the 2nd Canadian Division from August 1915 to November 1916. With poor performances as a field commander, he was eventually removed from command of the division and placed in charge of Canadian troops in Britain.
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