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Edward was the son of John TURNER & Eliza LORD and was born in 1880 in Corndale, near Casterton, VIC.

His parents were married in 1878 in Victoria.

His father was the son of John Ellis TURNER & Mary Ann Rayner LAWRENCE and was born on the 25th of April 1854 in NSW.
His mother was the daughter of William LORD & Bridget QUIIRK and was born on the 16rh of August 1858 near Penola, SA.

Edward was the eldest child born into the family of 6 children.

His father was a labourer and the family lived at Corndale, near Casterton, VIC.

Edward and his siblings attended the Corndale Public School and Edward then became a teamster.

Edward met a young lady, Miss Rose Ann Mary KOSSATZ and their first child; Glenville Edward was born on the 18th of March 1904 in Casterton.

Edward & Rose then married on the 31st of August 1904 at the residence of Rose’s parents in Penola.
Rose was the daughter of Matthew KOSSATZ & Hannah HAINEY and was born in 1886 in Penola, SA.

They made their home in Monbulla, near Penola and welcomed Matthew John on the 20th of August 1905, followed by Lila Rose Ann on the 15th of June 1908.

Jeffrey Patrick was then born on the 7th of August 1909.

Edward was a teamster and joined the Dergholm Rifle Club in Victoria and the Light Horse in Mt Gambier.
By 1915 they had moved to Mt Benson, via Kingston SE.

At the age of 36, Edward enlisted into the 1st AIF on the 15th of July 1916 in Adelaide, SA and was allotted the service number 3068 and posted to C Company, 2nd Depot Battalion.

His brother Henry enlisted into the 1st AIF on the 1st of August 1916 in Adelaide, SA and was allotted the service number 3069 and posted to E Company, 2nd Depot Battalion.

On the 10th of October Edward was transferred to the 9th Light Horse Regiment, 23rd Reinforcements and 6 days later Henry was transferred to the 9th Light Horse Regiment, 23rd Reinforcements.

Edward & Henry embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A45 Bulla on the 16th of January 1917, disembarking in Suez on the 16th of February and marched into the Moascar Isolation Camp.

On the 2nd of March 1917 they were both posted to the 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment and then posted to the 9th Light Horse Regiment and taken on strength with them on the 17th of April at Mendur, however, Henry was detached to the 3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Battalion.

Both brothers remained in this Regiment throughout their service and after serving in Egypt and suffering from illness, Edward embarked from Suez on the 15th of November 1918 on board HMAT Port Darwin, disembarking in Melbourne on the 24th of December and entrained to Adelaide on Christmas Day 1918.

Edward was discharged, medically unfit, from the AIF on the 19th of April 1919.

He returned to his family and they moved to Robe where Edward ran a hire car service.
They welcomed their last child; Sheila Doris Amelia on the 16th of September 1921.

In 1927 they moved to Wehl Street North, Mount Gambier and Edward joined the Mt Gambier RSL Sub-Branch.
He did whatever work he could get until he was taken ill.

In early January 1929 he was admitted into the Mt Gambier Hospital, but he sadly died in hospital on Saturday the 5th of January 1929.
His death was attributed to his war illness.

His funeral left from his home on Monday the 7th of January and he was buried in the Lake Terrace Cemetery, Mt Gambier; Section LA, Plot 308.
The Rev Dean Davis officiated at the graveside and Mr E. E. James carried out the funeral arrangements.

Rose later moved to 142 Winston Avenue, Cudmore Park and died on the 7th of June 1954.
She was buried in the Centennial Park Cemetery.

Military

At the age of 36, Edward enlisted into the 1st AIF on the 15th of July 1916 in Adelaide, SA and was allotted the service number 3068 and posted to C Company, 2nd Depot Battalion.
He listed his wife, of Mt Benson, via Kingston SE, SA, as his next of kin.

On the 10th of October he was transferred to the 9th Light Horse Regiment, 23rd Reinforcements.

Edward embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A45 Bulla on the 16th of January 1917, disembarking in Suez on the 16th of February and marched into the Moascar Isolation Camp.

On the 2nd of March 1917 he was posted to the 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment and then posted to the 9th Light Horse Regiment and taken on strength with them on the 17th of April at Mendur.
Two days later they were involved in the abortive battle to capture Gaza and by the end of April they had moved to El Khudri.
They were then involved in patrols in the Wadi and by mid May they had moved to Abasan-el-Kebir and then onto El Fukhari.

By late May they had reached Marakeb and here on the 25th of May Edward suffered from Debility and was admitted into the 5th Field Ambulance for 11 days before returning to his Regiment, who had moved onto Shellal.
By the end of July had had moved to Marakeb and here on the 30th Edward suffered from Ves.Calc and was admitted into the 65th Casualty Clearing Station in Wardan.
He was then transferred to the transferred to the 14th Australian General Hospital in Abbassia on the 4th of August.

He remained here for 9 days and was then discharged to the 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment in Moascar.
On the 31st of August Edward was transferred back to the 9th Light Horse Regiment and taken on strength with them 2 days later in Abasan.
They remained here in training until the 18th of September when they moved onto Um Urgan and remained in this area in training preparing for the attack on Beersheba.

They moved to Khalassa on the 30th of October and at 5:30pm they started their move towards Beersheba.
The following morning they were 2 miles east of Beersheba and marched across slightly undulating ground and small wadis and moved across the country in line of troop columns at a steady trott, jinking here and there to evade the shrapnel which was being fired at a fairly short range.
They reached a small gully at 3:30pm and the enemy then shelled the gully for the next 1.5 hours but failed to cause a fatality.

At 5pm they received orders to move and occupy the line 1040. When nearing the SABA redoubt an enemy plane bombed C Troop of C Company, killing 2 men and wounding 11 others. 19 horses were killed and 6 more were wounded and at this point they learnt that Beersheba had fallen.

On the 4th of November they moved from Beersheba to Karm on account of water shortage and the following day they moved to Ilimara.
They then pursuit the Turks and by late November they were reinforcing the Yeomanry front line at Beitunia and whilst here on the 22nd Edward was admitted into the Field Ambulance with septic sores.
After 2 days he was transferred to the 77th Casualty Clearing Station and then to the 24th Stationary Hospital in Kantara. He was then transferred to the 14th Australian General Hospital in Abbassia on the 26th and spent Christmas 1917 here.

He was finally discharged to the Rest Camp in Port Said on the 18th of February 1918 and after another 4 weeks here he was posted to the 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment in Moascar on the 13th of March.
Edward spent the next 4 weeks here before rejoining his Regiment on the 16th of April in Selmieh.

In early May they wer involved in the Es Salt raid. It was a tactical failure but did help to convince the Turks that the next offensive would be launched across the Jordan.
Edward then suffered from Diarrhoea on the 11th of May and was admitted into the 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance before being transferred to the 66th Casualty Clearing Station the following day.
After 2 days he was transferred to the 75th Casualty Clearing Station at El Imara and then onto the 36th Stationary Hospital in Mahemdia.
On the 18th he was transferred to the 44th Stationary Hospital in Kantara and then the following day he was transferred to the 31st General Hospital in Abbassia.

Edward spent 6 weeks here before being discharged to the Boulac Convalescent Depot in Cairo on the 7th of June for 2 weeks and then posted to the 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment in Moascar on the 22nd of June.
He then rejoined his Regiment 7 days later at Solomons Pools, Bethlehem.
By mid July they had moved into the Jordan Valley and Madhbeh and were detailed with line patrol.

Whilst here on the 6th of August Edward suffered from Malaria and was admitted into the Field Ambulance and then transferred to the 66th Casualty Clearing Station 3 days later.
On the 10th he was transferred to the 36th Stationary Hospital in Mahemdia and after 3 days he was transferred to the 44th Stationary Hospital in Kantara.
He was then transferred to the 31st General Hospital in Abbassia for 2 weeks and then discharged to the Boulac Convalescent Depot in Cairo on the 28th.
Edward then relapsed with Malaria and was readmitted into the 31st General Hospital on the 8th of September.

Edward remained here until the 15th of October when he was discharged to Port Said Camp awaiting return to Australia. He marched out to Suez on the 14th of November and embarked from Suez on the 15th of November 1918 on board HMAT Port Darwin, disembarking in Melbourne on the 24th of December and entrained to Adelaide on Christmas Day 1918.

Edward was discharged, medically unfit, from the AIF on the 19th of April 1919 and awarded the British War & Victory Medals.