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TURNER, John Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 225 |
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Enlisted: | 1 October 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Biggleswade, England, 1890 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Henlow |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 39, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 225, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 225, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 225, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 23 years
Son of John Archer Turner and Eliza Turner of Northfield Cottage, Henlow, Biggleswade, England. Brother of Luoisa Mary Turner of Stanstead, Caterham, Surrey, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal