John Charles TURNBULL

Regimental number32973
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationMiner
Next of kinFather, W Turnbull, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 68 Maunganui on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 9 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialTidworth Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 215), Wiltshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William J. and Violet Turnbull, 138 Hickford Street, Brunswick East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 31

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