David Matthew TURNBULL

Regimental number26/1030
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationMiner
Next of kinWife, Mrs Frances Turnbull, c/o Post Office, Palmerston North
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, Scouts
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Violet Turnbull, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia; Wife: Frances K. Turnbull, Mount View, Marton, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 18