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Hobart TURNER

Regimental number5206
Place of birthJarrahdale, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngine cleaner
AddressDwellingup, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinSister, Mrs R Woods, 26 Falkirk Road, Maylands, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 September 1917
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialSpoilbank Cemetery (Plot I, Row Q, Grave No. 3), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Helen TURNER. Native of Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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