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Joseph Thomas TURNER

Regimental number32753
Place of birthBerridale, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressCoolringdon, Cooma, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, A J Turner, Coolringdon, Cooma, New South Wales
Enlistment date10 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 August 1916
Place of enlistmentGoulburn, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameMedium Trench Mortar Battery Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/129/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Trench Mortar Battery
FateReturned to Australia 8 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur John and Sarah Ann TURNER. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date12 October 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Fredricksruh', 8 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 4 September 1919; discharged (terminaion of period of enlistment), Sydney, 12 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death12 March 1938
Age at death42
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, New South Wales
SourcesNil

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