William Philip TURNER

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Service Number:	598
Enlisted:	29 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Row N, Grave 8 Headstone inscription reads: In memory. Beloved son of the late P. Turner & of Mrs. I. Turner of Sydney, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

29 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 598, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 598, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 598, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney

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Son of P. and Isabella Turner of 37 Selwyn Street, Paddington, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Previously served in the Royal Australian Navy mainly on H.M.A.S. Cerberus a Defence Turret Ship and later of H.M.A.S. Encounter a Light Cruiser