John Robert TURNER

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Service Number:	2162
Enlisted:	3 February 1916, Tallangatta, Victoria. (Emb. Roll 2-4-1916, Nom. Roll 13-5-1916)
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Tintaldra, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Tintaldra, Towong, Victoria
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Corryong, Victoria, Australia, 1972, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Corryong Cemetery, Victoria

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3 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2162, Tallangatta, Victoria. (Emb. Roll 2-4-1916, Nom. Roll 13-5-1916)
25 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2162, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2162, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
22 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, SNo. 2162B
7 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2162, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Battle of Messines, WIA GSW Back
26 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2162, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, WIA 2nd Occasion, Gassed.
22 Aug 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2162, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, RTA per Anchises, disembarked Melbourne 8-10-1919
22 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2162, 3rd Pioneer Battalion

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