
| Regimental number | 656 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Bowral, New South Wales |
| School | Bowral Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | 306 Military Road, Neutral Bay, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M A Turner, 306 Military Road, Neutral Bay, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, G Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/112/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 5902 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
Enlisted in the AN&MEF, 17 August 1914; embarked for overseas service from Sydney, 19 August 1914. Discharged, 4 March 1915, on termination of period of enlistment. Re-enlisted in the AIF as No. 5902, Private, 17th Bn. Embarked from Sydney on HMAT A40 'Ceramic' for overseas service, 7 October 1916. Transferred from 'Ceramic' to hospital at Capetown, South Africa, 1 November 1916. Admitted to No. 3 General Hospital, Drill Hall Section, Durban, from Imperial Rest Camp (synovitis), 7 December 1916. Left Durban on 'Wiltshire' for return to Australia, 9 December 1916; disembarked, Sydney, 31 December 1916. Discharged, Sydney, as medically unfit (dislocated cartilage of right knee joint), 15 March 1917. Served in World War II in the Volunteer Defence Corps. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 74 |
| Place of burial | Canberra Cemetery, Australian Capital Territory |