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Bradwell Turner

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A house named ‘Templeton’, since demolished, stood here, the wartime home of Cdr Bradwell Turner DSO who, in 1940, led a boarding party from HMS Cossack onto the German prison ship Altmark, and rescued 299 British merchant seamen.
Bradwell Turner, a Royal Navy commander, lived at the house named 'Templeton' during World War II, which was later demolished. He is notable for leading the 1940 Altmark incident, in which he rescued 299 British merchant seamen held captive by Nazi Germany.

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