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Thomas William TURNER

Regimental number3147
Place of birthManchesta, England
Place of birthManchester, England
SchoolChurch School, Manchesta, England
Age on arrival in Australia16
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
AddressIpswich Road, South Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Edward Alfred Harry McGuvie Turner, Alice Street, Ferndale Estate, Ipswich Road,south Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot X, Row F, Grave No. 12), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
109
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Annie TURNER, Billington's Estate, Wynnum, North QueenslandK\
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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