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Benjamin William TURNER

Regimental number2273
Date of birth1889
Place of birthCarrick, Tasmania
SchoolLilydale, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressLilydale, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinWife, Mrs Annie Lillian Turner, Lilydale, Tasmania
Previous military service92nd Infantry
Enlistment date11 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name40th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 21 October 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 May 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death9 February 1961
Place of burialCarr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania

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