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TURNBULL, Irving Thomas Gardiner
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 43, 1587 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic. (RAGA 3 years - serving) |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Professional soldier (RAGA) |
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World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 43, 1st Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, Broadmeadows, Vic. (RAGA 3 years - serving) | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 43, 1st Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 43, 1st Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 43, 1st Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Gallipoli (new SN 1587) | |
| 8 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Gallipoli | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Egypt | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Egypt | |
| 13 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1587, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Battle for Pozières | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Honoured Military Cross, Battle for Pozières , For conspicuous gallantry during operations to capture Pozieres 22 July - 26 July, in organizing and maintaining communications by runner and telephone in a heavily shelled area. His fine example was most valuable during a critical period | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Lagnicourt | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 1st Passchendaele, SW to back and abdomen (spleen removed). Evacuated to UK then RTA. | |
| 10 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, England | |
| 19 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 30 January 1918 and appointment terminated (MU - wounds). |
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