TURNBULL, James Falconer
| Service Number: | 3492 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Yarra Park State School, Richmond Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Kitchener Hospital, Brighton, Sussex, England, 6 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton Borough Cemetery, East Sussex, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3492, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3492, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3492, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3492, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , G.S.W./SW chest & left lung DoW England | |
| 6 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 3492, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3492 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-06 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 6th Septembe... James Falconer Dickins Turnbull was born at Brunswick, Victoria in 1892.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 2nd August, 1915 as a 23 year old, single, Storeman & Packer from Albert Park, Victoria.
Private James Falconer Turnbull, Service number 3492, embarked from Adelaide, South Australia on 11th October, 1915 on HMAT Nestor (A71) with the 8th Infantry Battalion, 11th Reinforcements.
On 22nd February, 1916 Private Turnbull was transferred from 8th Battalion to 6th Battalion.
He proceeded to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) from Alexandria on 25th March, 1916 on Troopship Briton & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 30th March, 1916.
On 1st August, 1916 Stretcher Bearers – 3493 (Note wrong number) Private James Falconer Turnbull, 365 Private Paul Kleeberger & 289 Private Harold Charles Taylor – all from 6th Battalion were recommended by Lieutenant Colonel H. G. Bennett for the Distinguished Conduct Medal. “During the operations at POZIERES 25th to 27th July, 1916, these men did magnificent work in attending to, and removing the wounded. They worked continuously for about 40 hours between the front trenches and the Aid Post, which was situated about a mile back. During the whole time the trenches were subjected to an intense bombardment of heavy guns and were also under rifle and machine gun fire, while a continuous and heavy barrage, was maintained over the ground between the front line and the Aid Post.
The ground was badly cut-up, making the work of removing the wounded more difficult and affording no shelter whatever. By their devotion to duty these men kept the trenches clear of wounded, and this greatly assisted the Coy Commanders in keeping up the morale and high spirits of the Companies.”
Private James Falconer Turnbull was wounded in action in France on 16th August, 1916. He was admitted to 13th Field Ambulance on 17th August, 1916 with left hand shattered & fractured Skull. Private Turnbull was transferred to 44th Casualty Clearing Station on 22nd August, 1916 then transferred to No. 29 Ambulance Train. He was admitted to 26th General Hospital at Etaples, France on 4th September, 1916 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to skull & hand. Private Turnbull embarked from Calais, France on 4th September, 1916 on Hospital Ship Newhaven with G.S.W. Chest.
He was admitted to Kitchener Hospital, Brighton, Sussex, England on 5th September, 1916 with G.S.W. to skull.
Private James Falconer Turnbull died on 6th September, 1916 at Kitchener Hospital, Brighton, Sussex, England from wounds received in action – G.S.W. chest & left lung, ulceration into Pulmonary vessel & Haemorrhage. The Hospital Admissions form recorded: “Dead. Haemorrhage from lung due to erosion of vessel by piece of shrapnel.”
He was buried in Brighton City (Bear Road) Cemetery, East Sussex, England where 28 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/bear-road.html
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