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Alexander William Turner MID
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Personal Information
Date of Birth 11 Sep 1910
Place of Birth Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Death 12 Jul 1992, aged 81
Place of Death Parkes, New South Wales
Age at Enlistment 30 years, 7 months
Description 6' (1.83m) tall ; ; dark complexion ; brown eyes ; grey hair
Occupation Bus driver
Religion Church of Angland
Address Bunbury road, Armadale, Western Australia
Next of Kin Mother , Mrs. Winnie Midwin Turner
Military Information
Reg Number W13522 & WX11863
Date of Enlistment 28 Apr 1941
Rank Sergeant
Unit/Formation 2/22nd Australian Field Park Company
Military Movement
1st Departure from Australia
Journey Dates 7 Sep 1941 ‒ 22 Sep 1941
Transport Details HMT Queen Mary Fremantle to Port Tewfik
Return to Australia
Journey Dates 14 Mar 1942 ‒ 11 Apr 1942
Transport Details SS Aalsum Port Tewfik to Ceylon
Journey Dates 11 Jul 1942 ‒ 4 Aug 1942
Post War Details



Pre War

Electoral Roll entries: 1931 - 1937 Armadale, bus driver.

War Service

On 28 Apr 1941 Alexander enlisted in the 2nd AIF and was initially posted to ASC General Reinforcements. On 28 Apr 1941 he was promoted Acting Corporal, and the following day transferred to the 1st Corps petrol Park reinforcements. Given his previous expereience in the CMF where he had served as a Corporal in AASC, it appears that he was deemed trained enough to be sent overseas as he was granted pre-embarkation leeave from 1 - 5 May 1941. However, on 8 Jun 1941 he was admitted to the 110th Australian Base Hospital with Synovitis of the left knee, which with concussion had resulted from amotor vehicle accident. A Court of Inquiry was held, but no action taken. On 15 Jul 1941 Alexander was transferred to teh 109th Australian Convalescent Depot at Naval Base, returning to duty on 1 Aug 1941.


On 12 Aug 1941 he was posted to 20 Group Reinforcements AASC. They embarked aboard HMT Queen Mary on 9 Sep 1941 for the Middle East, disembarking via small craft in Port Tewfik on 22 Sep 1941. Ashore Alexander reverted to Private, and was posted to the Middle East Service Training Regiment before being detached to the 1st Australian Corps Signals unit on 30 Oct 1941. On 14 Jan 1942 he was transferred to the 22nd Australian Field Company. Alexander's records show that he embarked at Port Tewfik on 14 Mar 1942, and disembarked in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) on 11 Apr 1942, these dates matching the movements of SS Aalsum having become involved in the attempt by Churchill to send them to Rangoon against Australia's wishes. On 1 Jun 1942 Alexander was appointed a Lance Corporal, and on 15 Jun 1942 he was detached to the 2/8th Australian Field Company.returning to the 22nd Field Company on 20 Jun 1942. On 11 Jul 1942 they embarked in Ceylon for Melbourne where hey disembarked on 4 Aug 1942.


On thier arrival they proceeded to Greta in new South Wales



New Guinea 2 Nov 1942 - 11 Dec 1943


New Guinea 3 Nov 1944 - 7 dEC 1945



discharged 10 Jan 1946

Post War

During 1946 Alexander married Louise O'Keeffe.???

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