George Arthur TURRELL

Regimental number10/249
Date of birth29 November
Place of birthCroyden, Surrey, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTraveller
AddressManchester Street, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 11.75"
Weight194 lbs
Next of kinGeorge H Turrell, 47 Ellen Avenue, Purley, Surrey, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 September 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
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 unit7th Wellington West Coast Company, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 23), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: G.H. and Eliza Turrell, 47 Lansdown Road, Purley, Surrey, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli Campaign, 12 April 1915.

Posted as 'Missing in action, 9 August 1915'.

Court of Enquiry, Moascar, Ismailia, 9 January 1916, concluded 'Now believed dead, 9 August 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death9 August 1915
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22014443