TURNER, Henry Christopherson
| Service Number: | 2400 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ulverstone, England, February 1993 |
| Home Town: | Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 22 April 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 2-140. 40 |
| Memorials: | Singleton Camberwell Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2400, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2400, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2400, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2400, 36th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW right forearm, left elbow, severe, Battle of Messines, invalided home August 1917. | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2400, 36th Infantry Battalion, MD due to wounding |
Private Henry (Harry) Christopherson Turner
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
A forgotten digger of The Great War and Sandgate Cemetery.
90 years ago today, on the Monday afternoon of the 22nd April 1929, Private Henry (Harry) Christopherson Turner, 36th Battalion, farm labourer of Hopefield, Glennies Creek, Singleton, New South Wales, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age about 36. ANGLICAN 2-140. 40.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article164031143
Born at Ulverston, Lancashire, England about 1893 to James and Grace Turner; husband of Annie M Turner nee Spinks (married 1918, died?), Harry enlisted May 1916 at Broadmeadow, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 10.6.1917 (GSW right forearm, left elbow, severe, Battle of Messines), Harry was invalided home October 1917.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article80706798
His name has been inscribed on the Singleton War Memorial (as TURNER. H. L.).
Mr Turner had been resting in an unmarked grave for 88 years, so I have placed a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite, taken a photo of the grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/…/war-…/index.php…
I will be submitting an application for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip very soon.
Many thanks to David Harrower for the photos of the Singleton War Memorial.
Lest We Forget.
Submitted 22 April 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
A soldier of the Great War resting peacefully but anonymously at Sandgate Cemetery.
92 years ago today, on the Monday afternoon of the 22nd April 1929, Private Henry Christopherson Turner, 36th Battalion (Reg No-2400), farm labourer and gatekeeper from Hopefield, Glennies Creek, Singleton, New South Wales and Newcastle, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 35. ANGLICAN 2-140. 40.
Born at Ulverston, Lancashire, England about 1893 to James and Grace Turner nee Lowrie (the 10th of 10 children); husband of Annie Mytle Turner nee Spinks (married 1918, Singleton, N.S.W., died?), Henry enlisted May 1916 at Broadmeadow, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 10.6.1917 (GSW right forearm, left elbow, severe, Battle of Messines), Henry was invalided to England on the 16th June 1917.
Returning home October 1917, Henry was discharged medically unfit on the 24th November 1917.
Mr Turner’s name has been inscribed on the Singleton & District War Memorial (as TURNER. H. L., photos courtesy of David Harrower, unveiled on the 29th November 1925, 566 names inscribed).
Upon locating Henry’s unmarked grave, another Forgotten Digger of The Great War, I placed a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite December 2017, taken a photo of the grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service.
I submitted an application to DVA May 2019 asking for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip to honour the service and sacrifice of Mr Turner, but unfortunately this was declined July 2019.
Death certificate states cause of death was a cerebral tumour.
A Plaque will be installed by the Forgotten Diggers Headstone Project to restore Honour and Dignity to Mr Turner.
I believe that Henry had at least 2 brothers who also served.
Lest We Forget.
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