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TURPIN, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2696 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 April 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Augusta, South Australia, June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 7 July 1950, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2696, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 2 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2696, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2696, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières | |
| 7 May 1917: | Honoured Military Medal and bar, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 29 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2696, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
He was awared his Military Medal with bar by General Birdwood on 6 March 1920 in Adelaide.
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