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TURNER, Joseph
Personal Details
| Other Name: | TANNER, Bertram Frederick - True Name |
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| Service Number: | 2651 |
| Enlisted: | 11 July 1916, Walgett, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Molong, New South Wales, Australia, 8 January 1876 |
| Home Town: | Walgett, Walgett, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Orange Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, United Kingdom, 16 February 1917, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tidworth Military Cemetery, England C 291 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Orange Cenotaph, Orange Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Board, Orange Public School Memorial Trees, Orange WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2651, 19th Infantry Battalion, Walgett, NSW | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2651, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2651, 33rd Infantry Battalion, SS Napier, Sydney | |
| 16 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 2651, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2651 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-16 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
He served under the alias of Joseph Turner.
Son of William Tanner and his wife Catherine (Kate) Tanner (nee Archer).
TANNER.—Died of pneumonia, 16 Feburary 1917, aged 41 years, in Didsworth Hospital, England, Lance-Corporal Bertie F. Tanner, the beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Tanner, 280 Wardell Road, Dulwich Hill.