Regimental number | 13140 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Brother, C Turchie, Te Kuiti |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 53 Navua on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, attached New Zealand Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row J, Grave No 30), Somme, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Santina and Carlo Turchie |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 25 |
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