Errol Concanon Lloyd Turner DSO, RN
| Born | 22 Dec 1900 |
| Ranks
Retired: 22 Dec 1945 Decorations
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Warship Commands listed for Errol Concanon Lloyd Turner, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Active (H 14) | Lt.Cdr. | Destroyer | 1 May 1939 | Feb 1941 |
| HMS Boadicea (H 65) | A/Cdr. | Destroyer | Feb 1941 | 4 Jul 1941 |
| HMS Glengyle (4.196) | A/Capt. | Landing Ship Infantry | 5 Feb 1943 | 12 Jan 1944 |
Career information
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Events related to this officer
Destroyer HMS Active (H 14)
26 Mar 1940 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Active (Lt.Cdr. E.C.L. Turner, RN) arrived at Gibraltar with the whale factory ship Sevilla (British, 5135 GRT, built 1900) which was coming from Freetown with a valuable cargo of whale oil. The destroyer had made rendezvous with her in position 34°29'N, 09°00'W. (1)
27 Nov 1940
The British merchant Diplomat is torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-104 128 nautical miles west-north-west of Bloody Foreland in position 55°42'N, 11°37'W. HMS Active (A/Cdr. E.C.L. Turner, RN) later picks up 39 survivors.
Sources
- ADM 199/654
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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