TURNBULL, John Henry Llewellyn
| Service Number: | 1433 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1914, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Caramut, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Newtown, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 18 April 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated remains scattered at cemetery |
| Memorials: | Newtown All Saints Church Honour Roll, Newtown St. David's Presbyterian Church European War Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1433, 8th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1433, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1433, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James TURNBULL and Mary Ann nee JONES, Daisy Street, Newtown, Geelong, Vic.
Served in Gallipoli and France.
He suffered dysentery and was transferred to No 2 General Hospital on 28/9/1915 but later returned to Gallipoli on 27/11/1915
Transferred to the 60th Battalion, then 58th Battery and soon after again in 1916 taken as a mustered Driver to Divisional Ammunition Coluum
During his service he was addmited mulitple times to hospital with Dysentry and was AWOL 20.2.1918 for 2 days and was awarded 7 days pay forfieted.
Returned to Australia per 'Burmah' 29 January 1919 and discharged from the AIF 30 March 1919.
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