Regimental number | 19610 |
Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Ormond Road, East Geelong, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs F E Turner, Ormond Road, East Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served as a Gunner, Australian Garrison Artillery |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Bombardier |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 29 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot IX, Row C, Grave No. II), Dickebusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Harry Newton and Mary Ann TURNER; husband of Floris E. TURNER, Boundary Road, Geelong, Victoria. Native of Footscray, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: Four years service in Field Artillery. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |