TURNER, Charles Trevor
| Service Numbers: | Officer, S38769 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF) |
| Born: | Morgan, South Australia, 2 January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Perth Technical School WA and University of Adelaide |
| Occupation: | Medical Practitioner |
| Died: | Mitcham, Victoria, Australia, 1977, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, Army Medical Corps (AIF) | |
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| 6 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Dec 1941: | Involvement Major, S38769 | |
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| 9 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Major, Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF), Mount Gambier, SA | |
| 9 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, S38769 | |
| 7 Mar 1944: | Discharged Major, Australian Army Medical Corps (2nd AIF) | |
| 7 Mar 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, S38769 |
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TURNER Charles Trevor MC MB BS
1889-1977
Charles Trevor Turner was born in Morgan, SA on 2nd January 1889, the second son of Charles John Turner and Agnes Sarah Matilda, nee Street. He was educated at Perth Technical School, Western Australia. He studied medicine at the University of Adelaide and graduated MB BS in 1914,
Turner enlisted in World War I on 14th July 1915, at which time he was working at the Adelaide Hospital, and was posted to 2 AGH. He was single and his mother, of 113 Rundle Street, Kent Town, named as next of kin. He was 5ft 5ins tall, and weighed 13st. He was appointed RMO to the newly formed 1st Pioneer Battalion in Egypt on 15th March 1916. He was awarded the Military Cross on 5th June 1917 for distinguished service in the Field during action at Poziers, France. He was promoted major on 7th September 1917. He was posted to the 3rd AGH on 9th January 1918. He was Mentioned in Despatches. He returned to England on 8th January 1919 for return to Australia. He returned to Australia on the Ceramic as part of the staff on 25th January 1919. He disembarked in the Fourth Military District on 14th March 1919. His appointment was terminated on 6th May1919. He was issued with the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and Victory Medal with Oak Leaves.
He continued in the Militia after the war. He became engaged to Katherine Rooke Page in 1919, the daughter of Seymour Rooke Page and Effie Fisher nee Beard born in Moonta on 23rd July 1896. They were married in St John's Church, Adelaide on 19th April 1922 and had four children. He was appointed as Medical Superintendent of the Adelaide Hospital and was frequently called to give evidence in court or at coroner's inquiries. He was acting honorary assistant gynaecologist for 9 months whilst Dr Harold Powell was away in 1925. He was practising in Unley, South Australia in 1931. He enlisted in WW2 in Mount Gambier, South Australia and was called up for full time duty on 28th September 1942. After World War II he continued in the AAMC Reserve. Later he was practising in Mount Gambier. Turner’s wife Katherine died on 1st March 1949 in Elsternwick, Victoria at the age of 52 years. Charles Trevor Turner died in Mitcham, Victoria in 1977 aged 89 years.
Source
Blood, Sweat and Fears: Medical Practitioners and Medical Students of South Australia, who Served in World War 1.
Verco, Summers, Swain, Jelly. Open Books Howden, Adelaide 2014.
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