[2] In June 1851 he was tried by court martial for an offence, found guilty and sentenced to three days' imprisonment and reduction in rank from corporal to driver.

[2] In 1867, Turner was appointed as bombardier at Fort Belvedere in Windsor Great Park, receiving the post in recognition for his distinguished service.

His duties included firing salutes from the fort's guns, mostly obsolete cannon captured in battle, at noon on royal birthdays.

[2] Turner was tall and well-built with white hair and beard and by around 1880 he was appearing on postcards, billed as "the oldest soldier in the Royal Artillery".

[5][6][7] In the late 19th century Queen Victoria often visited the fort on summer afternoon carriage drives to take tea and converse with Turner.

Later that year the Windsor and Eton Express said Turner had "a very substantial claim to the title of being the oldest soldier [in the British Army]".

[3][2] His funeral was held at the church in Sunningdale and was attended by hundreds of people, including British Army officers and a fellow Crimean War veteran.

The coffin sat on a gun carriage drawn by five horses and was escorted by a mounted detachment of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays).