Herbert Winton Turner

Personal Information
Date of Birth	unknown
Place of Birth	Richmond, Surrey, England
Death	11 Apr 1917 1st Bullecourt
Place of Death	near Reincourt, France
Age at Enlistment	25 years, 10 months
Description	5'8" (1.73m) tall; weight 132 lbs (59.9 kg); fresh complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair.
Occupation	dairyman
Religion	Congregational
Address	Seventh Avenue, Armadale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Wife Mrs Mary Elizabeth Turner
Military Information
Reg Number	5331
Date of Enlistment	22 Feb 1916
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	16th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement to A Company / 4th Brigade, 4th Division
Date of Embarkation	17 Apr 1916 - 14 May 1916
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A60 Aeneas
Fate	Killed in Action 11 Apr 1917 near Reincourt, France
Monument	Armadale (West Armadale panel) Armadale Congregational Church Honour Board
Medals	British War Medal,br />Victory Medal

Pre War

Herbert married Mary Elizabeth Smith in 1914.

Electoral Roll entries - 1912 - 1913 farmhand at Botherling, Goomalling; 1916 at Chatsworth terrace, Claremont, a carrier.

War Service

Early records missing. After less than a month in Egypt, Herbert travelled to France from Alexandria (7 Jun 1916) on HMT Ionian, arriving in Marseilles on 14 Jun 1916.

Was kept in the 4th Australian Base Depot at Étaples, France until he joined the 16th Battalion on 23 Jan 1917. On 17 Feb 1917 Herbert was admitted to hospital via the 12th Australian Field Ambulance and the 4th Division RS to have his eyesight tested, returning to 16th Battalion on 18 Mar 1917. On 11 Apr 1917 the 16th Battalion was a key unit in the attack on the Hindenberg Line near Bullecourt. Pte Goode, 4035 told the Red Cross

.."I knew Pte Herbert Turner of A Company, 5 Platoon. He was sitting with us, and a number of others at a cross road in front of Bullecourt on April 11th 1917, at daybreak when a shell exploded amongst us. He got the full force, and was killed instantly. I was wounded by the same shell, He was sitting next to me. I do not know where his remains are buried."

"....has gone to the front in France."

Herbert's death was reported in Casualty List 298, published in the Daily News Thursday 17 May 1917.

Post War

Mary Elizabeth Turner received a pension of 40/- fortnightly from 6 Jul 1917, and their daughter Doris Mary a pension of 20/- per fortnight from 6 Jul 1917.

Notes

NOK a resident of Armadale during his absence.