Frederick Harding Turner
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Frederick Harding Turner (died on 10 January 1915, aged 26) was a rugby union
player. He was killed in World War I
in the trenches
near Kemmel
on 10 January 1915 in a trench occupied by his platoon of the Liverpool Scottish when overseeing the organisation of a barbed wire entanglement.
He played for Oxford University RFC
, and Liverpool RFC and was capped 15 times for in 1911-14, becoming captain of the squad in 1914. Turner was a back-row forward, who had taken the kicks in the last match before the war: a Calcutta Cup
match at Inverleith
(Edinburgh), which Scotland lost 15-16. James Huggan
and John George Will
also played in this match.
He is not buried in one of the larger commonwealth cemetries but in an isolated plot in Kemmel Churchyard.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. He was killed in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
in the trenches
Trench warfare
Trench warfare is a form of occupied fighting lines, consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are largely immune to the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery...
near Kemmel
Kemmelberg
The Kemmelberg, also known as Kemmel Hill or Mont Kemmel, is a 156m high hill near Kemmel in the municipality of Heuvelland in West Flanders, Belgium....
on 10 January 1915 in a trench occupied by his platoon of the Liverpool Scottish when overseeing the organisation of a barbed wire entanglement.
He played for Oxford University RFC
Oxford University RFC
The Oxford University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham.-History:...
, and Liverpool RFC and was capped 15 times for in 1911-14, becoming captain of the squad in 1914. Turner was a back-row forward, who had taken the kicks in the last match before the war: a Calcutta Cup
Calcutta Cup
The Calcutta Cup is a rugby union trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations Championship match between England and Scotland. It is currently England's since the 2009 Six Nations Championship....
match at Inverleith
Inverleith
Inverleith is an inner suburb in the northern part of Edinburgh, Scotland, on the fringes of the central region of the city. It is an affluent suburb. Its neighbours include Trinity to the north and the New Town to the south, with Canonmills at the south-east and Stockbridge at the south-west...
(Edinburgh), which Scotland lost 15-16. James Huggan
James Huggan
James Laidlaw Huggan was a rugby union player. He was killed in World War I at the First Battle of the Aisne...
and John George Will
John George Will
John George Will was a Scottish rugby union player. He was killed in World War I an air battle over Arras.He played for Cambridge University RFC and was capped for in 1912-14....
also played in this match.
He is not buried in one of the larger commonwealth cemetries but in an isolated plot in Kemmel Churchyard.
See also
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