Ronald Douglas TURNBULL

Regimental number10/763
Date of birth4 May 1894
Place of birthNew Plymouth
True NameDouglas Ronald
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTailor
AddressCash Tailoring Company, Stratford
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.3
Height5' 9.5"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinMrs E Turnbull, Westown, New Plymouth
Previous military service'D' Company, 11th (Taranaki Rifles) Regiment
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 23 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to HS'Devanha'. 9 August 1915 (gunshot wound, right shoulder, slight; dysentery); transferred to No.2 General Hospital, Mena, 15 August 1915 (gastritis); to Convalescent Depot, Helouan, 8 September 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Tofua', 23 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 26 October 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service), 11 July 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 335 days (of which 1 year 11 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death22 April 1961, New Plymouth
Age at death66
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22014136

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