Regimental number | 241 |
Place of birth | Horsham, Victoria |
School | Rushworth State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bricklayer |
Address | Horsham, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Ellen Turnbull, Firebrace Street, Horsham, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 6), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Agnes TURNBULL; husband of Mary Ellen TURNBULL, 317 Raglan Street, Ballarat, Victoria. Native of Horsham, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: I. Turnbull, died France, member of Band.Cousin. J. Turnbull, returned home, served 4 years in France. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |