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TURNBULL, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2891 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 November 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia, 29 October 1878 |
| Home Town: | Granville, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Auburn Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Wool Presser |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 April 1918, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Auburn Boys Public School Pictorial Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Granville St Mark's Anglican Church Memorial Windows, Granville War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2891, 35th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2891, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2891, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 2891, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2891 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of ohn and Caroline TURNBULL, "Tatala", Daniel "Street, Granville, New South Wales
Mrs. Turnbull, of Daniel-street, Granville, has received word from the military authorities that her son, Private John Turnbull, was killed in action in France on 17th April.
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