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Arthur Wallace TURNOUR

Regimental number673
Place of birthInglewood, Toorak Road, Toorak, Victoria
SchoolPrivate Tuition
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressCohuna, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinFather, K Turnour, Cohuna, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name38th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death38
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row G, Grave No. 14), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
130
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Keppel Arthur and Margaret Anne TURNOUR. Native of Toorak, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: Lt John Edward TURNOUR MID, 59th Bn, died of wounds, 28 September 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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