Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Francis William Scott Turner

In memory of:

Squadron Leader Pilot Francis William Scott Turner

September 22, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

37775

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Division:

76 Sqdn.

Citation(s):

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Additional Information

Son of Francis Cecil Scott and Elizabeth Scott Turner; husband of Rosemary Scott Turner, of Shoreham, Sussex.

Commemorated on Page 607 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

27. G. 14.

Location:

BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY is 13 km south east of Soltau on the west side of the road from Hamburg to Hannover. From Hannover travel north in the direction of Hamburg on the Autoroute No.7 for 80 km until the junction with Soltau Sud, this is in fact the junction of the A7 with the B3 Hannover to Hamburg road. On leaving the A7 at Soltau Sud follow the B3 in the direction of Celle and Bergen. The cemetery is on the right hand side of the road, 7 Km from the motorway junction.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Victoria Daily Times. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Victoria Daily Times. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Memorial– Squadron Leader Pilot Francis William Scott Turner is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Squadron Leader Pilot Francis William Scott Turner is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Squadron Leader Pilot Francis William Scott Turner is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Squadron Leader Pilot Francis William Scott Turner is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Cenotaph is located in Centennial Park, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Cenotaph is located in Centennial Park, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.
  • Plaque

    Details

    Plaque
    Plaque
  • Inscription

    Details

    Inscription
    Inscription
  • Grave marker– Becklingen War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

    Details

    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Becklingen War Cemetery … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: