Regimental number | 3943 |
Place of birth | Alberton, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Laura, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, E Benedit Turner, Laura, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 6 months in the Junior Cadets; moved to exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme. Previously rejected for enlistment on account of false teeth. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Llanstephen Castle', 15 February 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left foot, right thigh), Adelaide, 1 May 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 60 |
Place of burial | Dudley Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TURNER Theodore Edward Douglas Bollen |