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TURNER, Arthur Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 39 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Lilyfield, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Patternmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 39, Depot Battalion (AIF), Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 39, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 39, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 11 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 39, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt | |
| 13 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Machine Gun Company, T.O.S. from 30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 39, 8th Machine Gun Company, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Tunisian" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 39, 8th Machine Gun Company, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 39, 8th Machine Gun Company, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 39, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 39, 8th Machine Gun Company, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 39 awm_unit: 8th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
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