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TURNOUR, Keppel Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 26626 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Kent, England, United Kingdom, November 1885 |
| Home Town: | Cohuna, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Morrisons Tableland and District State School 2086 Pictorial Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 26626, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 26626, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 26626, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 1 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 26626, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Medically discharged as unfit for service (asthma) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Originally from Kent, England, Gnr Turnour was a farmer from Cohuna, Victoria prior to enlistment, and embarked with the 19th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Port Sydney on 7 September 1916.
Later suffering from asthma, he returned to Australia on 18 October 1917 and was medically discharged on 1 February 1918.
Brother of John Edward Turnour, James Owen Turnour who also enlisted in the AIF.
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