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Leopold TURNER

Regimental number3650
Place of birthLeopold, Victoria
SchoolDrysdale State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressMother, Mrs Lara M Turner, Drysdale via Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Ernest Turner, Drysdale via Geelong, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 24 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21
Place of burialQuerrieu British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
18
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ernest and Sarah Minnie TURNER. Native of Drysdale, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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