| Regimental number | 2856 |
| Place of birth | Ararat, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, H Turner, Armstrong, Ararat, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Moldavia on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot IIIa, Row D, Grave No. 15), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Roll of Honour, Peacock Hall, Ballarat High School, Victoria. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 21st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, Rail Head, 21 February 1916 (laryngitis); discharged to duty, 27 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916. Killed in action, 26 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Soldier's identity disc returned to father, 9 May 1925. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, TURNER Thomas |
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