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John Harry Turner

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel T_018. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel T_018. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Harry AWMM
  • Surname
    Turner AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Hone Pura TURNER Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 28 September 2022 - https://28maoribattalion.org.nz/photo/bren-gun-carriers-advance-near-rimini
  • Service number
    802253 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    Te Kuiti Public - Mata - Direct descendant - 1 October 2017 - Whanau
  • Birth notes
    Son of Potahi and Harry Turner Public - Mata - Direct descendant - 1 October 2017 - Whanau
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM PO Box 98, Te Kuiti, New Zealand AWMM
    • Hill St, Te Kuiti Public - Mata - Direct descendant - 1 October 2017 - Whanau
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs L.R. Turner (wife), Hill Street, Te Kuiti, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
    • Married to Louvain Rumatiki Turner Public - Mata - Direct descendant - 1 October 2017 - Whanau

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    Te Kuiti, Waikato AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    31 January 1945 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Forli War Cemetery, Italy AWMM VI, A, 9. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 11: WW2 130 AWMM
    • Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139. AWMM
    • Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Ko te Reo Huringa Tau o te Ope Maori Tuarua, i noho ki Remuera, Ohaeawai, 1942-43: The Anniversary Magazine of the Second Maori Battalion, Remuera, Ohaeawai 1942-1943. Patrick Smyth Papers, MS-2002-147, Auckland War Memorial Museum. AWMM
    • Nominal Roll of Members of the 2nd Maori Battalion, 26th January 1943. Part of the 2nd Maori Battalion Anniversary Magazine. (MS-2002-147). Auckland War Memorial Museum. AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 September 2022Lorraine Mona GisborneResearcher
20 December 2021Ian Banks Taumarunui New ZealandResearcher
01 October 2017MataHamilton New ZealandDirect descendant

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