Regimental number | 854 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Blackrock, Victoria |
Place of birth | Black Rock, Victoria |
School | Convent |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Divinity student |
Address | Theological Hall, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, K Turnour, Cohuna, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 59th Battalion Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: 59th Battalion Promotion date: |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row B, Grave No. 8), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Keppel Arthur and Margaret A. TURNOUR. Native of Black Rock, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: A.W. Turnour, 38th Battalion, killed in action, Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium; J.O. Turnour, 24th Battalion, at Bullecourt, France, 13th October 1917.~ |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded: 25 April 1915; 5 Auyust 1916; 6 March 1917; 26 September 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |