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Stanley William TURNER

Regimental number3284
Place of birthEssendon, Victoria
SchoolDrouin State School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressEllen Turner, 50 Boundary Road, South Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, J Turner, Northern Junction Hotel, Drouin, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 28), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Josiah and the late Annie TURNER. Native of Drouin, West Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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