Joseph TURNER

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Service Number:	248
Enlisted:	17 January 1916, Enlisted on board the Mooltan.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Bedomsley, Durham England , 27 August 1880
Home Town:	Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engine Driver
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 2 September 1918, aged 38 years
Cemetery:	Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 3., Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Windsor War Memorial

17 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 248, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Enlisted on board the Mooltan.
12 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 248, 3rd Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
12 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 248, 3rd Machine Gun Company, RMS Mooltan, Sydney
2 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 248, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 248 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-02

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