Other Information:Alfred was the son of A J Turner M.D. His medical education was at St Thomas’s Hospital where he qualified as M.B., B.S. in 1907, D.P.H. R.C.P.S. in 1910 and M.D. in 1911. He then became Assistant School Medical Officer at the Leicester Education Community. On the 5th December 1914, Alfred was a Lieutenant (a/Capt) in the RAMC serving with the 2nd North Midland Divisional Field Ambulance, TF. He entered the war on the 28/2/1915 in France with the 1/2nd North Midland Field Ambulance. During 1915 Alfred gained the rank of Captain and served as a Temporary Major from the 20th August, up until the 1st September 1918 when he gained the rank of acting Lieutenant Colonel. Alfred was Mentioned in Despatches twice and was awarded the DSO for gallantry from the 12th to the 14th March 1917 at Bacquoy. The citation for his DSO in the Lancet on 23rd June 1917 reads “For conspicuous devotion to duty. He attended wounded under heavy fire day and night without rest. He was ever present along the line from the A.D.S. to the most advanced trenches, and on several occasions faced enemy artillery in order that reserves of stretcher-bearers might reach their objectives.” Alfred survived the war and later served as Senior Medical Officer (Education), City Leicester. [Information taken from Medical Directories, Army Lists, Hayward - The Distinguished Service Order 1886-1923 and the Lancet]
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