Regimental number | 5424 |
Place of birth | Yorkshire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 33 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stoker |
Address | 7 Melrose Street, Newport, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Elizabeth Turton, 7 Melrose Street, Newport, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Mericourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joe and Mary TURTON; husband of Mary Elizabeth JACKSON (formerly TURTON), 23 Park Crescent, Williamstwon North, Victoria. Native of Yorkshire, England |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-Law: died at sea; Cousin: 1047 Corporal Charles Brook BURGESS, 30th Bn, killed in action, 7 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |