TURNER A.G.

Given Names:  Alan George

Service Number:  3257

Unit:  8th Light Horse Regiment, 26th reinforcements                                                        

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  18 Yrs  11 Mths

Occupation:  Farm Labourer                                                                                           

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  8 In                     

Weight:  144 Lbs

Chest:  35-38 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  12/1/1917

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  James Turner

140 Cotham Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                                      

Embarkation Date:  20/2/1917

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  RMS Morea

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Malta     

Embarked:  3/7/1919                                 

Disembarked:  7/8/1919

Unit:  8th Light Horse Regiment                                                                                                     

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  17/11/1919                     

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  64636

Victory Medal:  62397

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  22/7/1898

Place:  Stawell, Victoria                           

Father:  James Hanover TURNER            

Mother:  Una McKINNON

MARRIAGE

Year:  1925     

Place:             

Spouse: Ivie Charlotte Alice LANGSHAW

DEATH

Date or Year: 8/5/1970                            

Place: Red Hill, Victoria                           

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

After discharge, enlisted with NZMEF 22/10/1920; discharged 8/6/1921.  Served in Rabaul, PNG (No. 1465)

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

Springvale Walls of Remembrance

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

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