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TURNER, Eric Alfred

Service Number:	19610
Enlisted:	5 November 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	East Geelong, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia.
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 6 October 1917
Cemetery:	The Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium IX C II, T
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Geelong War Memorial

World War 1 Service

5 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 19610, 8th Field Artillery Brigade
20 May 1916:	Involvement Bombardier, 19610, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
20 May 1916:	Embarked Bombardier, 19610, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Sydney
6 Oct 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 19610, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 19610 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-06

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Harry Newton and Mary Ann TURNER; husband of Floris E. TURNER, Boundary Road, Geelong, Victoria.