TURNBULL, Isaac James
| Service Number: | 2772 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Horsham, Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Fovant Militiary Hospital, United Kingdom, 27 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery Grave 217 Chaplain S. Smith officiated coffin was made of oak with brass fittings and name plate, Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery, Compton Chamberlayne, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Horsham Loyal Grampian Lodge 168 I.O.O.F. Honour Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2772, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2772, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2772, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 21 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 59th Battalion to the 60th Battalion | |
| 27 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 2772, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2772 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jane Turnbull of 'Green Oark' Horsham, Victoria; brother of Joseph Charles Turnbull who returned to Australia on 8 October 1918 after serving with the 57th battalion
Medal: British War Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 27th April.......Private Isaac James Turnbull was born at Horsham, Victoria in 1894. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 14th January, 1916 as a 21 year old Storeman.
Private Turnbull arrived in England on 16th November, 1916 for further training before being sent to the War Front & was posted to 15th Training Battalion at Hurdcott, Wiltshire. He was admitted to Fovant Hospital, Wiltshire on 20th December, 1916 & discharged on 5th February, 1917.
Private Isaac James Turnbull was again admitted to Fovant Hospital, Wiltshire on 17th April, 1917. Sadly he died at 8.20 p.m. on 27th April, 1917 at the Military Hospital at Fovant, Wiltshire, England from pneumonia.
Pte Turnbull was buried in Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery, Wiltshire. There are 28 WW1 Australian Soldiers buried in Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/compton-chamberlayne.ht…
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