John Wesley Gladstone TURNER

TURNER, John Wesley Gladstone

    Service Number: 108
    Enlisted: 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Sutton, England, 24 January 1883
    Home Town: Byford, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Western Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Sleeper Cutter
    Died: Killed in Action, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915, aged 32 years
    Cemetery: Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula
    Plot 11, Row I, Grave 22 Chaplain T.G. Robertson officiated, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Armadale Roll of Honor, Armadale War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 108, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
    2 Nov 1914: Involvement Private, 108, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
    2 Nov 1914: Embarked Private, 108, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    John was living at Beenup, WA when he enlisted later named Byford.

    Byford is a suburb on the south-eastern side of Perth, WA, originally  iit was gazetted under the name 'Beenup' in 1906. Beenup, originated from the Aboriginal name associated with Beenyup Brook.

    Son of Sarah Turner of Beenup, WA. Brother of Daisy Rose Alice Broadhurst nee Turner

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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