Lance Sergeant

Richard Burman Turner

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John Richard and Jessie Turner (nee Percival), of 25, Princes St., Woolston, Christchurch, New Zealand. Served in Egypt, at Gallipoli and on the Western Front.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
6/166
Name:
Richard Burman Turner
Rank: 
Lance Sergeant
Date of Birth:
27 May 1894
Place of Birth:
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
John Richard Turner (father), 25 Princes Street, Woolston, Christchurch
Religion:
Church of England
Date of Enlistment:
13 August 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
25 Princes Street, Woolston
Place of Enlistment: 
Christchurch, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Jewellers Assistant
Employer:
Hicks and Company, Christchurch
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
08 March 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1
Date of Discharge: 
09 October 1917

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Row G. No. 64.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Richard Burman Turner
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