Regimental number | 1924 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Private School |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 10 Exeter Street, Ballarat West, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Turner, 10 Exeter Street, Ballarat West, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 4), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Annie TURNER, 9 Railway Place, Footscray, Victoria. Native of ballarat, VIctoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 16 enlisted of whom 5 were killed in action or died of wounds. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |