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Robert Malcolm TURNER

Regimental number5794
Place of birthTumut, New South Wales
SchoolMarrickville Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressRailway Street, Epping, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, C J Turner, William Street, Marrickville, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 3 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 November 1916
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot X, Row A, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
71
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles James and Caroline TURNER, 87 John Street, Petersham, New South Wales. Native of Tumut
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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