TURNER, Harold William
(Service number 32406)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | 12/3/1893 |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Dairyman | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | W. T. TURNER (father), Geraldine, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 2 May 1959 | Age | 66 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Harold William Turner was the oldest son of William Thomas and Eliza (née Gibbs) Turner.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [16 December 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [16 December 2016]; Geraldine Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [16 December 2016]; Timaru Herald, 4 May 1959 (Timaru District Library) [16 December 2016]; Probate record (Archives NZ/FamilySearch) [16 December 2016]
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