Gunner

Edgar Mercer Turner

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John Richard and Jessie Turner, of 25, Princes St., Woolston, Christchurch, New Zealand.

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

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Casualty

Service Number: 
2/3110
Name:
Edgar Mercer Turner
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
10 April 1896
Place of Birth:
Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
J R Turner (father), 25 Princes Street, Woolston, Christchurch
Religion:
Church of England
Date of Enlistment:
15 December 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
9 Mackworth Street, Woolston
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Employer:
Albert Kay, Box 222, Christchurch
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 1 Brigade, 3 Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
03 June 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. L. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Edgar Mercer Turner
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