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TURNER, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3479 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Rutherglen, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rutherglen St. Stephen's Anglican Church Great War Memorial Reredos |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3479, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3479, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded 3479, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (eyebrow) | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3479, 6th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
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