William George Edgar (Bill) TURNOCK

TURNOCK, William George Edgar

Service Number: QX34737
Enlisted: 17 March 1941
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 47th Infantry Battalion
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26 August 1904
Home Town: Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland
Occupation: Commercial Traveller
Died: Coronary Occlusion, New Guinea, 28 February 1944, aged 39 years
Cemetery: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
Burial reference: - Plot B6. Row E. Grave 6. Personal Inscription: - "EACH DAY WE'LL KEEP A TRYST WITH YOU REMEMBERING OUR HAPPY DAYS".
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

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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.

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