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James Leslie TURNER

Regimental number3005
Place of birthAlbany, Western Australia
SchoolFremantle Boys School, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWaterside worker
Address87 Alexander Road, Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Walter Money Turner, 87 Alexander Road, Fremantle, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in Citisen Forces.
Enlistment date11 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentProvisional SGT
Unit name28th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 18 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 11 June 1918
Place of death or woundingMorlancourt, France
Age at death23.10
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialQuerrieu British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 36), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
114
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and Frances Money TURNER, 87 Alexander Road, Fremantle, Western Australia. Native of Albany, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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