TURNBULL, Ernest James
| Service Number: | 1974 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Deniliquin, Deniliquin, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Deniliquin Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deniliquin War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1974, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1974, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1974, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His brother, 6404 Pte Thomas William Turnbull, 24th Battalion AIF was killed in action, 1 September 1918.
Ernest James Turnbull struggled to come to terms with Army discipline, from his service file:
Found guilty, 9 October 1915, of being absent from guard duty after being duly warned by CO: awarded 168 hours' detention and forfeiture of 1 day's pay (total forfeiture: 8 days' pay).
Found guilty, 21 April 1916, of being absent without leave, from midnight, 21 April, to midnight, 23 April 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No. 2 and forfeiture of 9 days' pay.
Found guilty, 5 May 1916, of being drunk whilst in detention, Canal Zone: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No. 2.
Found guilty, 1 March 1917, of being outside Camp without a pass: awarded 1 day's Field Punishment No. 2.
Found guilty, 24 April 1917, of being absent from Tattoo Roll Call, 9.30-10 pm: awarded 3 days' confinement to Camp.
Found guilty, 1 June 1917, of being absent without leave from 9 am, 30 May, to 6 am, 31 May 1917: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No. 2 and forfeiture of 6 days' pay.
Found guilty, 16 August 1917, of being absent without leave, 10 pm, 23 July, to 11 pm, 13 August 1917: admonished and awarded forfeiture of 22 days' pay.
Proceeded overseas to France, 12 September 1917; rejoined 23rd Bn, 22 September 1917.
Reported missing in action, Belgium, 9 October 1917; Court of Enquiry, 11 January 1918, confirmed fate as 'killed in action'.
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