TURNER, Howard
| Service Number: | 1768 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1915, at Keswick |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1768, 50th Infantry Battalion, at Keswick | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1768, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1768, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide |
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Howard Turner was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, and followed the Protestant religion. He was a small man of only 5’2’’ with a chest measurement of 32.35 inches and a weight of 55.3 kg, (122lbs). Howard Turner had blue eyes, brown hair, and a medium complexion.
He was a labourer in Thebarton, South Australia, Australia. Howard Turner was 23 years and 9 months when he enlisted in the Army and joined the Australian Imperial Force. He was given service number 1768.
On 19 July 1915, he was certified fit for the army by the Examining Medical Officer at Keswick. Howard Turner embarked from Australia on 11 April 1916 and headed to England. On 23 August 1916, he disobeyed orders and overstayed his leave and was punished with 2 days pay.
Howard Turner arrived in France on 28 November 1916 and on 14 December 1916 he was taken on strength of the 50th Battalion, 2nd reinforcement.
On 22 February 1916 Howard Turner was evacuated sick and taken to hospital but recovered and marched into Etaples, France on 5 March 1917. He marched out on 21 April 1917.
Sadly Howard Turner was injured in the field 15 June 1917 (couldn’t find a reason for injury). In the Sandhills in Longbridge he committed another offense on 18 May 1918 by overstaying his leave and forfeited 2 days pay.
Howard Turner married Adelaide Sarah Bassett on 29 January 1919.
On 20 August 1919 Howard Turner was awarded the British War Metal and Silver War badge and certificate.
Howard Turner was officially discharged from the Australian Imperial Forces on 12 October because he was medically unfit due to defective vision and palpitations of the heart. His discharge medical certificate describes him as a weak undersized ill-developed man. He remained in England at this time.
Howard Turner served 4 years and 86 days in the Australian Imperial Forces and served 3 years and 185 days abroad.