Lance Corporal

John Vivian Turley

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel Wilfrid Turley and of Amy Eliza Turley (nee Copeland), of Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
3916
Name:
John Vivian Turley
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
14 November 1919
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Amy Eliza Turley (mother), 18A Michaels Avenue, Ellerslie, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
18A Michaels Avenue, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Apprentice Carpenter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, 6 Field Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
26 April 1941
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 January 1940
Destination:
Port Tewfik, Egypt (12 February 1940)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
14. A. 14.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
John Vivian Turley
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