Regimental number | 29951 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Father, J Turnbull, Waikaka, Gore |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company, left New Zealand on board two ships: HMNZT 'Tofua' (11 October 1916) and HMNZT 'Willochra' (16 October 1916). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Sailly-au-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No 1), Pas de Calais, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Florence Turnbull, Waikaka, Southlands |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 35 |
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