Richard TURVEY

Regimental number8/1350
AddressTown Belt, Oamaru
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Miriam Turvey, Town Belt, Oamaru
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 17), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Hughes and Marian Turvey, Humber Street, Oamaru
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Second

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