John TURNBULL

TURNBULL, John

Service Number: 2891
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)
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World War 1 Service

13 Nov 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2891, 35th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW
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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Biography 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.