William (Bill) TURNBULL

TURNBULL, William

Service Numbers: QX23514, QX23154
Enlisted: 28 August 1941
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion
Born: South Shields, England, 12 August 1917
Home Town: West End, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 12 September 1944, aged 27 years
Cemetery: Labuan War Cemetery
Panel 15, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, QX23514
28 Aug 1941: Enlisted
28 Aug 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX23514, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion
7 Jan 1942: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX23154, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, 5th Reinforcements 2/26th Battalion. Sailed from Sydney on HMT M82 for Malaya on 10 Jan 1942 arriving 24 Jan 1942 in Johore.
12 Sep 1944: Discharged

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