Herbert Turnham

1924 - 1992  (68 years)

• Name	Herbert Turnham  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	30 Mar 1924	Oldham, Lancashire   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Service	Between 1941 and 1943
  Service No.	1941
  	1699853
  Service	Between 1943 and 1945
  Honour	15 Feb 1944  [4]
  	Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)
  Name	Bert Turnham
  Occupation	RAF Aircrew Rear Gunner/Industrial Chemist & Works Manager
  Died	29 Dec 1992	Warwick, Warwickshire   [1]
  Notes	DoB from Mary Turnham. GRO birth: Jun 1924 Oldham 8d 957. GRO marriage: Mar 1946 Farnworth 8c 829 to Mary Nuttall. His second marriage was to Mary Elizabeth Howes. Bert was a rear gunner on Halifax bombers with 51 Squadron RAF during World War II and stationed at RAF Snaith, Yorkshire. Also flew with 148 Sqn for > Special Operations Executive and was shot down over Yugoslavia in 1944 while supporting the Yugoslav guerrillas. Finished in RAF with rank of Warrant Officer and was decorated with Distinguished Flyi> ng Medal (DFM) - London Gazette 15 Feb 1944 - 1699853 Sergeant Herbert Turnham RAF VR No 51 Sqn - , General Service Medal (GSM) and Italian and German stars. (Should that be bars to GSM). After leavi> ng RAF became an industrial chemist and works manager. GRO death: Dec 1992 Mid Warks 31 685 1292 born 30/03/1924. Bert Turnham and father Herbert William (Solly) http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=44ca0a26-3d5b-4d89-b3a7-2f09 e8c6ab82&tid=6704110&pid=-1242895664 Bert Turnham's DFM notification http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=8a3a9308-af0e-4b33-a252-632b 0289ee75&tid=6704110&pid=-1242895664 Bert Turnham http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=01584022-8468-41f0-bd23-7fa3 2c3ee7ef&tid=6704110&pid=-1242895664 Herbert (Bert) Turnham http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=bda84ff3-f84d-4e5e-bddf-8286 a601213a&tid=6704110&pid=-1242895664 Herbert Turnham and mother Emma (nee Pugh) http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=e2748bd3-151e-4494-aca1-8632 6fdc46d2&tid=6704110&pid=-1242895664 short history http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=47f58105-24cc-47b6-8a85-c 85331f71f07&tid=6704110&pid=-1242895664 Turnham family in Rhodesia in 1988 http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=9afd00c1-dec1-4034-993e-dfe4 c7d2f935&tid=6704110&pid=-1242895664
  Person ID	I16035	ONS
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2014

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Howes,   b. 15 Nov 1932, Little Preston, Daventry, Northamptonshire ,   d. 8 Jul 2018, Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire  (Age 85 years)
  Married	Jun 1962	Bolton, Lancashire
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living
  Family ID	F5484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Mar 1924 - Oldham, Lancashire Married - Jun 1962 - Bolton, Lancashire Died - 29 Dec 1992 - Warwick, Warwickshire  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S480] BMD register (England & Wales) - deaths - multiple sources. available online from various sources [S539] Mike Howes. [S476] BMD register (England & Wales) - births - multiple sources. available online from various sources [S49] London Gazette, Feb 1944.