| Regimental number | 6/2781 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Geraldine |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Cordial manufacturer |
| Address | 338 Talbot Street, Geraldine |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Turner, Geraldine |
| Previous military service | Served in the Reserve, 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 27 Willochra on |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined Bn, Mudros, 30 September 1915, and reverted to the ranks. Disembarked Alexandria, 30 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Appointed Temporary Lance Corporal, in the field, 9 August 1916. Promoted Corporal, 15 March 1917. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (shrapnel wounds, chest, jaw, left leg), and admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 83 General Hospital, Boulogne, 8 June 1917; to England, 19 June 1917, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 20 June 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 18 July 1917; to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 29 August 1917; discharged, 19 September 1917, to report to NZ Depot, Torquay, 10 October 1917. Classified 'Unfit' by Medical Board, 25 September 1917, and placed on NZ Roll. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board SS 'Ruahine', 16 November 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 26 March 1918. War service: 2 years 344 days (of which 2 years 146 days were overseas) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Sixth |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 82 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |