TURNER, James Carmitchall
(Service number 11/1867)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18/04/1891 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 24 Marion Street, Wellington | ||
| Occupation | Telephone exchange clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Jessie Forsyth TURNER (mother), Talbot Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 7th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 May 1962 | Age | 71 years |
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| Place of Death | Wellington | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Karori Cemetery, Wellington | ||
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Biographical Notes
David Doig Turner was the son of James Hardie Turner and his wife Janet (Jessie) Murray Forsyth née Doig.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [25 November 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 November 2017]; Karori Cemetery headstone transcription (Wellington Branch NZSG record) [25 November 2017]
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