TURNER, James Blackwood
| Service Numbers: | 11933, V84305 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 July 1880 |
| Home Town: | Swan Hill, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | GRAZIER |
| Died: | Illness, Victoria, Australia, 10 December 1941, aged 61 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria Springvale War Cemetery, Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Blacksmith, 11933, 3rd Division Supply Column | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement 11933, 4th Motor Transport Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked 11933, 4th Motor Transport Company, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 16 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Motor Transport Company | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 11933 | |
| 10 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 11933, 3rd Motor Transport Company, 3rd MD |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, V84305 | |
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| 28 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V84305, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
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From How We Served
The final resting place for; - 11933 & V84305 Driver James Blackwood Turner of Swan Hill and Brighton, Victoria, who had been employed as a grazier at the time of his enlisting for War Service on the 17th of April 1916.
James was allocated to the 3rd Division Supply Column 1st AIF and was embarked for England and further training on the 5th of June. Following the completion of his training phase James was sent over to France on the 25th of November. James’s service in France, and Belgium would be continuous aside a short reprieve of Leave to England during February 1918.
Having returned from England, James was transferred to the 3rd Division Motor Transport Company, and was formally taken on strength with this Unit on the 12th of March 1918.
James was still with his Unit in the field when the Armistice was declared in November 1918, and by the end of January 1919, he was again granted leave to return to England.
With the War now over, James began his repatriation back to Australia, via America on the 22nd of May 1919, and following his return he received his official discharge from the 1st AIF for his re-entry into civilian life on the 10th of July 1919.
Following the outbreak of the Second World War, James again presented himself for service with the Australian Military Forces on the 28th of May 1940 and was accepted for full time duty.
Again, serving as a Driver, James was taken on strength with the Australian Army Service Corps, and was allocated to the 119th Reserve Motor Transport Company. Whilst serving with this Unit, James died of illness on the 10th of December 1941, at the age of 61.
Following his death, Driver James Turner, a veteran of the Great War, who chose to serve Australia during a Second World War, was formally laid to rest within Springvale War Cemetery, Victoria.
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