TURNER, John Edward
| Service Number: | 4524 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Old Leake, Lincolnshire, England, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Selwyn, Cloncurry, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4524, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4524, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1875 Turner John Edward Boston 7a 400
Son of John Edward and Mary Ellen Turner; husband of Mary Ellen Ormonde (formerly Turner), of Fort William, Queensland.
Old Leake is a village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-east from Boston, and on the A52 road between Leverton and Wrangle at the junction of the B1184 (from Sibsey). John is remembered on the Old Leake churchyard war memorial-St Mary the Virgin Church,
Church Road, Old Leake, Boston,Lincolnshire,PE22 9LB
England.
He is also honoured on the LEAKE ROLL OF HONOUR located on the South wall adjacent to the door of
St Mary the Virgin Church.
Age on arrival in Australia-15
Next of kin-Wife, Mrs Mary Ellen Turner, Friezland, Queensland.
Served in South African War
Enlistment date-5 November 1915-Private-26th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement.
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 30 March 1916-he was 40 at this time.
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