Virtual War Memorial | William George Edgar (Bill) TURNOCK

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TURNOCK, William George Edgar

Service Number:	QX34737
Enlisted:	17 March 1941
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26 August 1904
Home Town:	Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Commercial Traveller
Died:	Illness, New Guinea, 28 February 1944, aged 39 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 6. Row E. Grave 6. Inscription: "EACH DAY WE'LL KEEP A TRYST WITH YOU REMEMBERING OUR HAPPY DAYS".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Lieutenant, QX34737
17 Mar 1941:	Enlisted
25 Sep 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, QX34737
28 Feb 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, QX34737, 47th Infantry Battalion, Died of coronary occlusion whilst on duty.
28 Feb 1944:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies

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