Fonds F2509 - Arthur William Turner fonds

Arthur William Turner, 1885-1972, was born in England. In 1903 he came to Alberta and worked on ranches around Arrowwood and Calgary before moving briefly to Kamloops, British Columbia. He then lived briefly in Australia before returning to England where he joined the Royal Artillery. During the First World War he served in France, the Middle East and India. He then joined his brother in Jamaica and from there managed banana plantations in Guatemala and Honduras. He rejoined the British Army in 1939 and worked in intelligence in England and North Africa. After the Second World War Turner retired in England. He and his wife had at least one child, Gillian (Mallett).