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James Evan Turle (from the collection of Anna Evans)

James Evan Turle (from the collection of Anna Evans)

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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    .6,7

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

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