Clifford TURVEY

Regimental number12/1814
Date of birth26 July 1882
Place of birthNot stated
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBombay, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32.4
Height5' 9"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinFather, Frank Turvey, Orielton, Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 11), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Commemorated in St John the Baptist Church, Buckland, Tasmania. Window inscription reads: 'Faithful unto Death. In Memory of Clifford Turvey who gave his life for his country on August 8th, 1915, aged 33 years.' Parents: Mrs F. Turvey, Orielton, Sorell, Tasmania, and the late Frank Turvey (d. 11 January 1919, aged 77)
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined unit at Gallipoli, 8 May 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'No trace.'

Note on Form B103: 'All enquiries made England and Egypt: no trace.'

Deputy Adjutant General ruled, 20 March 1916: 'Now wounded & missing. Believed Dead, on or about 8 August 1915.'

War service: 238 days (of which 176 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22014402