George Turner and Gordon Tupper, 16th Battalion standing at ease with their rifles in the tent city, Valcartier, September 1914. 29029 Pte George James Turner enlisted in the 16th Battalion on 22 September 1914. He served in France from 9 February 1915 to 29 March 1915. From 24 June 1915 to 10 January 1916 he served in the C.A.P.C, London and later in Reserve Units in England until 8 October 1917. He was commissioned as a Temporary Lieutenant into the Manchester Regt on 1 July 1917. Turner was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) from 21 August 1917 to 10 April 1917. He was seconded again to the Royal Air Force (RAF) 21 August 1917 to 10 April 1918 when he was killed in action in Egypt. He served in Egypt from 19 October 1917 until his death. CEF service file attached. This photo is from the album of Marshall Beck.