| Accession Number | P11334.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Dore Studios |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3462 (3462A) Private (Pte) Arthur Turner, 3rd Battalion (later 53rd ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3462 (3462A) Private (Pte) Arthur Turner, 3rd Battalion (later 53rd Battalion). An electrician from Petersham, New South Wales, Arthur Turner enlisted with his older brother 3455 Pte Harry Turner, and they embarked with the 11th Reinforcements from Sydney on 2 November 1915 aboard HMAT Euripides (A14) for Egypt. In mid-February 1916 they were both transferred to the 53rd Battalion which relocated to the Western Front, France, in late June 1916. Both brothers were initially reported missing in action and following a Court of Inquiry were deemed to have been killed in action on 19 July 1916 at Fromelles, France. They have no known grave and they are commemorated on the V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France. Pte Arthur Turner was aged 19 years. (See also P11334.002)