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TURNER, Frank William

Service Numbers:	2458, 2458A
Enlisted:	24 June 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Chobham, England, 6 March 1895
Home Town:	Toogoolawah, Somerset, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer/Dairy hand Nestle & Anglo-Swiss Condesnsed Milk Co Toogoolawah
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 22 July 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Pozières British Cemetery Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toogoolawah Nestle & Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co Honor Roll, Toogoolawah War Memorial

World War 1 Service

24 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2458, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
5 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2458, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2458, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane
22 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2458A, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2458A awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-22

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Albert James and Jane TURNER, Creek Farm, Morayfield, Queensland