Sir Edward George Thomas Page-Turner, 5th Bt. 1789

Sir Edward George Thomas Page-Turner, 5th Bt.

Sir Edward George Thomas Page-Turner, 5th Bt. was born on 12 September 1789. He is the son of Sir Gregory Page-Turner, 3^rd Bt. and Frances Howell. He married Sophia Williams, daughter of Andrew Williams, on 1 December 1818. He gained the rank of Captain in the 10th Royal Hussars (PWO.)^, He fought in the Peninsular Wars. He succeeded as the 5th Baronet Turner, of Ambrosden, co. Oxford [G.B., 1733] on 6 March 1848.

Sir Edward George Thomas Page-Turner, 5th Bt. 1789 – 1846 second son of Sir Gregory Page-Turner 3^rd Baronet 1748–1805 He Married Sophia Williams born 1794 married in 1818 and died in 1854 served with the tenth Royal Hussars as a captain in the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns, he died in 1846, aged 57. buried at Bicester. When Sir Edward George Thomas Page-Turner 5th Bt was born on 12 September 1789, in Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Sir Gregory Page Turner, was 41, and his mother, Lady Frances Howell, was 30. He married Sophia Williams on 1 December 1818, in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 10 October 1846, at the age of 57.

Extract from the memories of the 10^th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales’s Own) Colonel R S Liddell Longmans Green and Co 1891

Edward Page-Turner gazetted Cornet 1810, Lieutenant 1811-1813, Captain 1814.

In 1806, the regiment was again re-designated, this time becoming a hussar regiment as the 10th (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars), and sailed for Corunna in Spain in November 1808. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Sahagún in December 1808 and the Battle of Benavente later in December 1808 during the Peninsular War. At Benavente, the regiment captured General Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes, the French cavalry commander. The regiment then took part in the Battle of Corunna in January 1809 before returning to England.

In 1813, having landed once more in Spain, the regiment fought at the Battle of Morales in June 1813. During the battle the regiment destroyed the 16th French Dragoons between Toro and Zamora, taking around 260 prisoners. The regiment also fought at the Battle of Vitoria later in the month while still in Spain and then, having advanced into France, fought at the Battle of Orthez in February 1814 and the Battle of Toulouse in April 1814. As part of the 6th Cavalry Brigade, the regiment charged the French cavalry and infantry at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815.

His Brother Francis: cornet 1813 and Lieutenant 1814

On the return of the regiment from the Peninsula Campaign, said Captain Edward Page-Turner and Lieutenant Francis Page-Turner (his brother) were among officers who returned and were quartered at Brighton where the regiment was stationed from 16^th May 1810 to 16^th May 1812. On the 2^nd March 1814, a squad of the 10^th Hussars under the command of Captain Joseph Smith joined the headquarters at Devizes under the command of Lord Edward Somerset. This detachment amongst which was Captain Edward Page-Turner sailed in a fleet of 26 Transports under the convoy of Captain Palmer RN commanding H M Hebrus and landing troops near St Sebastian marched across the Pyrenees and descended into France by St Jean de Luz, crossed the Gave de Pau and marched by Peyrehorade to Dax.

After the close of the Peninsula campaign the 10^th Hussars embarked for England on the 15^th & 16^th July 1814 landed at Dover and marched to Brighton where at arrived on the 24^th July 1814. About this time several of the Officers addressed a letter to the second in command containing animadversions or criticisms of the conduct of Colonel Quentin during the war. This officer demanded a court martial which was granted and the court assembled at Whitehall on the 17^th Oct 1814. After due investigation of the charges against Colonel Quentin, he was acquitted and in consequence of this several officers who signed the letter were removed and appointed to other regiments. As the names of Edward and Francis Page-Turner do not appear on the strength of the regiment, after this occurrence it may be inferred that they signed the letter of complaint.