TURNER, Hanson Victor
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Turner, Hanson Victor Date of birth:  July 17th, 1910 (Andover, Hampshire, Great Britain) Date of death:  June 7th, 1944 (Nighthoukong, Burma) Nationality:  British             VICTORIA CROSS Rank: Sergeant Unit: 1st Battalion, The West Yorkshire Regiment, British Army Action: During a nighttime attack on 6/7 June 1944, Sergeant Turner was forced to reorganize his men and to prepare them for a withdrawal near Ningthoukong, Burma. Although the enemy attacked them for a long period they managed to consolidate their positions, but suffered heavy casualties. On a given time Sergeant Turner decided to take the initiative, grabbed some fragmentation grenades and stormed in the direction of the enemy. Five times in a row he went back to his own lines to pick up new fragmentation grenades and to repeat his action. He was shot and killed during his sixth action. Details: Sergeant Turner’s Victoria Cross is publicly displayed at The Duke of Wellington’s Regimental Museum, Halifax, West Yorkshire, Groot-Brittannië. Hanson Victor Turner is buried at the Imphal War Cemetery, Burma.         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   Information source(s):   - Victoria Cross Reference - The Register of the Victoria Cross - published by This Engeland 1997 - ISBN 0906324270 - Special thanks to Iain Stewart from The History of the Victoria Cross