TURNER, Kenneth Royston
| Service Number: | 21604 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 August 1937 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia, 8 October 1919 |
| Home Town: | Narrogin, Narrogin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Poliomyelitis, Royal Naval Hospital Colombo Sri Lanka, 13 August 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Liveramentu Cemetery, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narrogin War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 13 Aug 1937: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 21604 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, 21604 | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 21604 |
Help us honour Kenneth Royston Turner's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Anthony Vine
Able Seaman Kenneth Royston Turner RAN 21604 of HMAS Maryborough.
Kenneth was the son of Robert and Selina Turner of Narrogin WA. He had enlisted in the RAN for 12 years in 1937 and had served on the sloop HMAS Swan before becoming a member of HMAS Maryborough’s commissioning crew in June 1941.
He served on Maryborough in South East Asian waters during the invasion of Malaya and the Netherlands East Indies, Maryborough being one of the last Australia warships to escape from the NEI. This was followed by extensive patrols in the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf.
Kenneth passed away from Polio on the 13th of August 1944 in the Royal Naval Hospital Colombo Sri Lanka. He was 25 years old.
Click images to start slideshow.