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TURVEY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2457 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1915, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | York, WA, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | West Perth State School |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 16 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Derry House Cemetery No.2 II B 1, Derry House Cemetery No 2, Messines, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, West Leederville War Memorial, York War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 2457, Perth, WA | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2457, 11th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2457, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Fremantle | |
| 16 Aug 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 2457, 12th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2457 awm_unit: 12th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-08-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of William and Emily TURVEY of 11 Tower Street, Leederville, WA
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