James Ernest TURNER

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Service Number:	1244
Enlisted:	9 October 1914, Claremont, Tas.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kempton, Tasmania, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Kempton, Southern Midlands, Tasmania
Schooling:	Jericho State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Zonnebeke, Belgium, 3 November 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 17, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

9 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1244, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas.
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1244, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1244, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1244, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, BW to shoulder. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit 27 July 1915.
6 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1244, 12th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
19 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1244, 12th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, GSW to hip and leg. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 18 November 1916.
8 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1244, 12th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, SW to ankle. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 23 May 1917.
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1244, 12th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
3 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1244, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Killed in action in the line at Zonnebeke.

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