David TURNER

Regimental number9/2237
OccupationPloughman
Next of kinBrother, J Turner, Grocer, Port Chalmers
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles, D Squadron
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 2 April 1916
Members of D Squadron left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Mauganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 5 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records45
Place of burialSt Sever Cemetery Extension ( Section P, Plot II, Row C, Grave No 8A), Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth Turner
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 3