John Henry TURNER

Regimental number11/185
AddressBright Street, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Patrick Turner, Albion Hotel, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of disease 10 July 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialChatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery (Row E, Grave No 13), Alexandria, Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Patrick and Mary Turner, Wellington
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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