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Henry Hemmingway TURNER

Regimental number3930
Place of birthCohuna, Victoria
ReligionBaptist
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Joseph R Turner, Capels Crossing, Kerang, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1916
Place of death or woundingMouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Age at death21.2
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 45), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
95
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph Richard and Eliza TURNER, Capels Crossing, Victoria. Native of Cohuna, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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