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TURK, Herbert Henry
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Flying Corps |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 8 May 1889 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 3 November 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Avesnes-le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension, Arras, France |
| Memorials: |
Biography contributed by John Edwards
Son of George Turk and Alice Long
Herbert received the Military Cross for distinguished bravery, and was afterwards killed in France.
He was a Brisbane volunteer, one of the members of Mr. Thomas Mc Leod's band of aviation students who left Brisbane together and joined the Royal Flying Corps in England. He was an expectionally bold and skillful aviator.
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