fonds F1821 - Arthur Turner fonds

Arthur J. Turner, 1885-1974, was born in Scotland. He came to Canada in 1905. In 1908 he worked on the Northern Ontario Railway, then moved to Calgary, Alberta later that year, where he boarded with the Griffith Parry family. Arthur and the Parry family subsequently homesteaded in the Munson / Morrin area. In 1915 he married Florence Carrington, 1898-1978, and they had four children, Audrey (Gibson), Roy R. Turner, Arthur John “Bud” Turner, 1921-2004, and David Arthur Turner (who died as a child). During the First World War Arthur served overseas with the Canadian Mounted Rifles, Lord Strathcona Horse, and 50th Battalion. After the war the Turners settled in Calgary and Arthur worked as a carpenter in his own building contracting business. He was a Social Credit supporter and a Mason. Florence was active in the North Hill United Church and volunteer community work. Arthur's brother, Fred Turner, came to Canada in 1912. He died in 1916 while fighting in the First World War.