| Regimental number | 767 |
| Place of birth | Dubbo, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Saddler |
| Address | Darling Street, Dubbo, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 112 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Robert James Turner, Darling Street, Dubbo, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the 42nd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Dubbo, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 30th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 6), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
| Family/military connections | Father: 4004 Pte Robert James TURNER, 2nd Australian Corps School, returned to Australia, 4 January 1918; Brother: 1588 Pte John James TURNER, 3rd Bn, killed in action, 7-12 August 1915; Brother-in-law: 10531 Sapper William BARRY [true name: Urban PARR], 3rd Divisional Signal Company, killed in action, 12 October 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 28 February 1916, of using improper language to an NCO: awarded 7 days' punishment drill. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. German note on file: 'austr. Sold. Turner, John, 30. austr. Batl. C. Komp. am 19.7.16 in Gegend Fromelles gefallen.' Statement, Red Cross File No 2800107, 1575 Pte P.J. Krestensen, 30th Bn (patient, 20th General Hospital, Etaples), 9 November 1916: 'I saw him killed getting through [the] wire entanglement into [the] German trench. He was shot through the chest and fell dead.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 3), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2010) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, TURNER John
Red Cross File No 2800107 |
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