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TURNER, Francis Percival
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Urana, New South Wales, Australia, 20 August 1889 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Farleigh Mill & District Roll of Honour, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2021, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2021, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2021, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 2021, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2021 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-05 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His older brother 2766 Trooper Charles Thomas Elisha Turner of the 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles had died of disease (enteric) 21 March 1902, Bloemfontein, South Africa, during the Boer War. He was 20 years of age.
Another older brother, 1766 Pte. Robert West Turner 25th Battalion AIF was killed in action at Ypres 20 September 1917, age 30.
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