Regimental number | 7344 |
Place of birth | Deloraine, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Weetah, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, J Turner, Weetah, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 29.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 24), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 67 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Isabella Maria Jane TURNER |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lance Corporal, Leslie Turner, No. 522. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |