Bandy
Big Man of the 11th
By Vince Cusworth
Unlike far too many other Great War soldiers, Benjamin Wing "Bandy" Turner has never been forgotten. He was a well known boxer before the war and became a legend during it. His life was short and his death was violent, but at no point over the last one hundred years has his name not been easily spoken or his sacrifice not honoured within his extended family. It has been a remarkable multi-generational tribute to such a short life. From his heart-broken parents to his Great, Great, Great nephews and nieces, the myths, the superstitions and the legend has been passed down over no less than six generations. Now for the first time, after years of dedicated research, his complete and true story can be told, and it is just as remarkable as the legend.
Published: 2020
ISBN: 978-0-9942807-2-5
Ref: OB00012
Big Man of the 11th
By Vince Cusworth
Unlike far too many other Great War soldiers, Benjamin Wing "Bandy" Turner has never been forgotten. He was a well known boxer before the war and became a legend during it. His life was short and his death was violent, but at no point over the last one hundred years has his name not been easily spoken or his sacrifice not honoured within his extended family. It has been a remarkable multi-generational tribute to such a short life. From his heart-broken parents to his Great, Great, Great nephews and nieces, the myths, the superstitions and the legend has been passed down over no less than six generations. Now for the first time, after years of dedicated research, his complete and true story can be told, and it is just as remarkable as the legend.
Published: 2020
ISBN: 978-0-9942807-2-5
Ref: OB00012
Big Man of the 11th
By Vince Cusworth
Unlike far too many other Great War soldiers, Benjamin Wing "Bandy" Turner has never been forgotten. He was a well known boxer before the war and became a legend during it. His life was short and his death was violent, but at no point over the last one hundred years has his name not been easily spoken or his sacrifice not honoured within his extended family. It has been a remarkable multi-generational tribute to such a short life. From his heart-broken parents to his Great, Great, Great nephews and nieces, the myths, the superstitions and the legend has been passed down over no less than six generations. Now for the first time, after years of dedicated research, his complete and true story can be told, and it is just as remarkable as the legend.
Published: 2020
ISBN: 978-0-9942807-2-5
Ref: OB00012