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TURNOUR, John Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 864 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Cohuna, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bendigo Theological Hall, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Theology Student |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 28 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XXIV, Row B, Grave No. 8 |
| Memorials: | Morrisons Tableland and District State School 2086 Pictorial Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 864, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 864, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 864, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 864, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion, Transfer & promotion | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to head | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion, GSW right arm sustained at Rouen, France | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, GSW to abdomen. Died of wounds 28 September 1917. | |
| 28 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-09-28 |
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