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TURNER, William James Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4016 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 July 1915, 12th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4016, 15th Infantry Battalion, 12th Reinforcements | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4016, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4016, German Spring Offensive 1918, KIA Dernancourt 5 April 1918 | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4016, 47th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4016 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-04-05 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
Parents: John and Margaret TURNER, Romilly Street, South Hobart, Tasmania. Commemorated in Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania. Parents: John F. and Margaret TURNER~