TURNER, Frank Joseph
| Service Number: | 2030 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Luton, Bedfordshire, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 22 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" commemorated on the LONE PINE MEMORIAL-Panel 39. , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2030, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2030, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Birth registered as Francis Joseph Turner
Births Jun 1887 TURNER Francis Joseph Luton 3b 447
Resident 8, Ash Road, Luton-his parents, James and Clara Augusta Turner, lived at 10, Ash Rd., Luton,Bedfordshire, England.
He is commemorated on the Luton War Memorial which is on the Town square edged by Manchester Street, St George Street and Upper George Street outside Luton Town Hall in Manchester Street, Luton. It takes the form of a robed, winged female figure apparently representing Peace, right arm raised holding a palm frond, standing on a cenotaph with four-stepped base. The names from World War 1 are inscribed on the cenotaph and those names for World War 2 on plaques mounted on the base steps. The memorial was dedicated by Rev C Molian Williams, Vicar of Luton, and unveiled by Lady Ludlow 10 December 1922. The memorial was designed by Sir William Hamo Thornycroft, R.A., and Sir Reginald Blomfield, R.A. There are 1285 names listed for World War 1 and 672 for World War 2.
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