James Evan TURLE MRCS LRCP

James Evan TURLE

26th Aug 1877 - 6th Mar 19484

Captain in the R.A.M.C.

Life History

26th Aug 1877	Born in Woodside Grange, N. Finchley, Middlesex
1881	Recorded in census in Finchley, Middx (Woodside Grange, Finchley, Middx)
from 1889 to Jul 1889	Educated Mill Hill School in London.1
1891	Recorded in census in Finchley, Middx (Woodside Grange, Finchley, Middx)
about 1899	Educated University College & Hospital, London.2
1900	Occupation Longmans Field Hospital South Africa as surgical dresser.3 With Dr Arthur Conan Doyle on the Oriental from Liverpool to Queenstown on 28 February 1900. Returned on the Buluwayo on 27 Sept 1900.
1900	Resident in South Africa
1901	Occupation Medical student
1901	Recorded in census in Finchley, Middx (Woodside Lane, Wolseley Finchley)
1903	Resident in Longford, Weeley, Essex
30th Oct 1903	Occupation registered as a doctor in the Medical Register in Longford, Weeley, Essex Lic. R. Coll. Phys. Lond. 1903 Listed in Medical Register for 1913 page 1628
between Jul 1905 and Sep 1905	Married Murial Kathleen WATTS in Bromley.5
13th Apr 1906	Birth of son Christopher James TURLE in Stow S, Suffolk
1909	Occupation MO Newhaven Union 1st Dist
1909	Resident in The Chalet, Rottingdean (T.18).2
before 1914	Occupation Surgeon Med Inspector of schools and assistant M.O.H. in Cornwall County Council
1914	Resident in Longcroft Weeley Essex (Kellys Directory of Essex)
1914	Resident in St Osyth, Essex (Kellys Directory of Essex) Private residence
15th Oct 1914	Physical description Height 6ft 1in
15th Oct 1914	Resident in The Orchard, Penzance, Cornwall Postal address
1915	Occupation Captain in the R.A.M.C. T.F .1st (Home Service) Home Counties Field Ambulance.
1917	Resident in Cliff Rectory, Albion St, Lewes,Sussex During medical leave in 1917 James stayed at Cliff Rectory, Albion St, Lewes,Sussex
6th Mar 1948	Died in Battle, Sussex (Duffield House, Bexhill).4 suddenly and very peacefully

Notes

WWI Army officers WO 374 / 69771 1914 - 1922
Turle, Capt. J.E.
Former Reference 524 File with full service record including the notes below:

By 18/6/1916 James is a Captain.
He had medical leave from August 2nd to 23rd 1917 for appendicitis and stayed at, Cliff Rectory, Albion St., Lewes, Sussex.

Letter from Captain J.E. Turle R.A.M. C.T.F. attached 51st (Grad) Bn. Trag. Res. (Welsh Rgt.) to Military Secretary through S.M.O. 203rd Infantry Brigade

Sir With reference to W.O. letter /1238.4 T dated 22/11/1918.

"I have the honour to request that I may be allowed to retire from military service.I am in my forty-second year, and have completed over four years' service in the present campaign.I also served with the South African Field Force in its operations in the Orange River Colony and the Transvaal in 1900, and through the Enteric epidemic at Bleemfontein. My category is C1 (permanent), and I am very anxious to return to civil practice at the earliest possible moment. I have found it impossible to keep my wife and family on my Army pay, and owing to other urgent private affairs, I have to request that I may be allowed to retire as soon as possible.I am Sir Your Obedient Servant Signed J.E. Turle Captain R.A.M.C.T.Medical Officer i/c 51st Grad. Bn.Trng. Res. Welsh Regt.Great Yarmouth, 2.12.1918"
Wired for release 9/1/1919, notes sent c/o Cornwall
Education Committee

Letter sent 23/2/1922 to J.E. Turle from the War Office informing him he was still in the Territorial Force. Letter sent c/o Ridsdale & Son, 5 Grays Inn Square, WC1 James replied on 26/2/1922 that he assumed he was fully retired from the army and that besides due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis he was in receipt of a full (100%) pension.

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Home Counties Field Ambulance James E Turle to be Captain Dated14 May 1915 reference 9310 Supplement to the London Gazette 20 Sept 1915
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The undermentioned Offns. relinquish their comanns., 30th Sept. 1921, under A.O. 166/21, as amended by A.O. 332/21, and retain their rank, except where otherwise stated: —
Capt. J. E. Turle.

London Gazette 15 Mar 1922
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Sources

1. Mill Hill School, London, school records
- www.familyrelatives.com
2. Nisbet's Medical Directory 1909
- familyrelatives.com
3. The Times
- galegroup.com
4. The Times
- galegroup.com
- 9 Mar 1948
5. FreeBMD
6. correspondance with Ross Turle
7. National Archives