George Cudmore TURLEY

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TURLEY, George Cudmore

Service Number:	1997
Enlisted:	29 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Augusta, South Australia, 24 June 1891
Home Town:	Darke Peak, Cleve, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Augusta Public School
Occupation:	Farm hand
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 8 March 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cleve WW1 Honor Roll, Cleve War Memorial

World War 1 Service

29 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1997, 48th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia
13 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1997, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
13 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1997, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide
23 Feb 1917:	Wounded German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, GSW (abdomen and foot)
8 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1997, 48th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages

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Biography

"THE LATE LANCE-CORPORAL TURLEY.

Deep regret was expressed at Darke's Peak when word was recived that Lance-Corporal G. C. Turley had died of gunshot wounds, received in action in France. He died at St. John's Hospital, Staples, on March 8. He was the fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. S. and A. J. Turley, of Darke's Peak. He was born at Port Augusta on June 25, 1891, where he received his education. With his parents, he was farming at Willochra and the West Coast, before going to the war. He enlisted on February 29, 1916, and embarked for England on July 13 of the same year. In England he went through a course of machine gun training, and was promoted to lance-corporal. On November 30 he sailed for France and met his death after being in action about 11 weeks. The late lance-corporal was of a jovial disposition. He was a good footballer, and was highly respected by all who knew him." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 14 Apr 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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