TURNER, Stanley Arthur
(Service number 6/2304)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 13/06/1894 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Talbot Street, Geraldine | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs W. T. TURNER (mother), Talbot Street, Geraldine | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 5th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
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| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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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 | 13 November 1960 | Age | 65 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Stanley Arthur Turner was the twin 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]; Timaru Herald, 14 November 1960 (Timaru District Library) [19 December 2016]
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