Herbert TURNER

Regimental number3914
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSailor
AddressStreaky Bay, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation43
Height5' 6"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinFriend, Mrs Emma Walker, c/o R G Othen, 3A Henley Beach Road, Mile End, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 July 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South AUstralia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 7 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 6 April 1917
Discharge date24 August 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Thermistocles', 4 May 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 2 July 1917, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 24 August 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death20 November 1930
Age at death57
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, TURNER Herbert