TURNER, GILBERT ERNEST

Born 1917 Grimsby

Died 05/11/1940, age 23, Newmarket, Suffolk

Buried 12/11/1940

745245, Sergeant, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 214 squadron

Son of Samuel and Amy Beatrice Turner of Cleethorpes

Address on probate records – Stradishall, Suffolk

Address on burial records: 89 Campden Crescent, Cleethorpes

Grave ref: Section BB, Grave K22

Killed whilst member of crew of Wellington mk I C T2470.  www.214squadron.org.uk describes the crash in which Gilbert was killed:

“Took off from Stradishall at 17:50 hours. While approaching base in readiness to land, another Wellington cut across the flight path of T2470, causing Sgt Turner to lose control and the Wellington dived into the ground at 22:15 hours near Denton, 1 mile east of Stradishall airfield, Sussex”.

The other crew members killed were:

Sgt Andrew William Hay, wireless operator, age 26

Sgt Edward Kenny, age 25

Sgt Charles McCulloch, observer, age 22

Sgt Thomas Henry Sansum, wireless operator, age 25

Sgt Stanley Allan Wormald, Pilot, age 20