Regimental number | 2942 |
Place of birth | Bethanga, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Tintaldra, Upper Murray, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 11.75" |
Weight | 176 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Turner, Tintaldra, Upper Murray, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Anzac Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave I), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Frances Margaret TURNER, Tintaldra, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 27 November 1915 (mumps); discharged to duty, 31 December 1915. Joined 2nd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 21 January 1916. Transferred to 54th Bn, 14 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916. Buried at Sailly-sur-la-Lys New Military Cemetery, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TURNER Alfred James |