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TURNER, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2459 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Assayer's Assistant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Pozieres, France, 20 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot 1X, Row F, Grave 4A, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2459, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2459, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2459, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
19 January 1916 - Taken on strength
5 August 1916 - Wounded in action, shattered left arm from gunshot wound
20 August 1916 - Left arm Amputated
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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