TURNHAM R.J.
Given Names: Reuben James
Service Number: 1412
Unit: 39th Battalion, Machine Gun Section
Rank: Private
Paybook Number: 120760
Age: 28 Yrs 11 Mths
Occupation: Tram Conductor
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 7 In
Weight: 140 Lbs
Chest: 32-34½ In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 4/1/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Sarah Turnham
39 Derby Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 27/5/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Ascanius A11
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Rio Padro
Embarked: 27/5/1919
Disembarked: 17/7/1919
Unit: 39th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 4/9/1919
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 43694
Victory Medal: 43001
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1887
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: Joseph Edward TURNHAM
Mother: Sarah Ann SMOUT
MARRIAGE
Year: 1938
Place:
Spouse: Laura Mary Joyce JOHNSON
DEATH
Date or Year: 11/7/1957
Place: Fairfield, Victoria
Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
MEMORIALS
Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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