Regimental number | 7494 |
Place of birth | New South Wales |
School | Camp, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Postal employee |
Address | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Turner, West Road, West Guildford, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/6 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 29), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 138 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Postmaster General's Department Roll of Honour, Commonwealth of Australia Building, Perth, Western Australia. Dedicated to 'Officers from Western Australia who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918'. Parents: Henry N. and Annie TURNER, 1 Boreham Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: Private S. Turner, No. 2998, 57th Battalion, died 25th October 1918, at hospital in England. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |