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Reginald John TURNER

Regimental number584
Place of birthNewcastle, New South Wales
SchoolMarist Brothers (Catholic) School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressYoung Road, Broadmeadow, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Turner, Young Road, Broadmeadow, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 7 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 271), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
127
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William George and Annie TURNER, 50 Laman Street, Cook's Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother-in-Law: Samual Clery.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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