John
Wilfrid
(Jack)
Turner
Born in Tea Tree Gully, South Australia, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of John Thomas Turner
and Kate (White) Turner
Brother of
Ellen Turner, Sidney Turner, John Turner, Alice Muriel Turner, [private sister (1890s - 1960s)] and Mary Isabel Turner
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 23
in Flanders, Belgium
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Apr 2013
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Jack Turner is an Anzac who served in World War One.
Biography
Jack Turner was Killed in Action during World War I.
John Wilfrid Turner was born in Tea Tree Gully in 1893 to John Thomas Turner and Kate White[1]
Like other young farmers,John joined the Army on 14 April 1916 and embarked on 22 August 1916 with the 3/43 Infantry. He made the rank of Lance Corporal. He was wounded on 10 June 1917 in Belgium and died the next day. He was buried by RevJ.A.Lush. His body is now in the ANZAC Section Echelon[2]
Sources
- ↑ Birth: South Australia BDM Registration No: 530/169
- ↑ Australian WW1 Service Records 1914-1920 ;National Archives Australia: 1921087; NAA: B2455, TURNER J W Item barcode 1921087
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Tony Owen for creating WikiTree profile Turner-5772 through the import of Hosking Family.ged on Apr 21, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Tony and others.
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Categories: Anzacs, World War I | Killed in Action, Australia, World War I