Regimental number | 3440 |
Place of birth | Yarraville, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 16 Erskine Street, Malvern, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, George Argo Turner, 16 Erskine Street, Malvern, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Father: Honorary Major George Argo TURNER, Red Cross Commissioner, South Africa; Brother: 19063 Sapper George Argo TURNER, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, returned to Australia, 20 December 1918; Cousin: 4361 Pte George Miller TURNER, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, died of wounds, 29 March 1918 |
Miscellaneous details | Middle name of Soldier incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Rolls as BANANTYNE. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TURNER Archibald Bannatyne |