Regimental number | 213 |
Place of birth | Bundaberg Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Whipmaker |
Address | Stanley Street, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Turton, Stanley Street, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 S.S. Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Beach Cemetery (Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 9), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 57 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred Henry and Ellen TURTON, Clifton Terrace, Red Hill, Queensland. Native of Bundaberg, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2264 Quarter Master Sergeant Alfred Henry TURTON, 11th Field Artillery Brigade, died of disease, 27 August 1918, |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |