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Simon Henry TURNER (1887 - 1917)
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Simon Henry TURNER (1887 - 1917) Edward TURNER (1852 - 1940) John "Richard" TURNER (1797 - 1881)



Mary HENNESSY (1823 - 1899)



Martha Cecily FREEBODY (1858 - 1932) Robert FREEBODY (1827 - 1877) Simon J FREEBODY (1798 - 1878)
Susannah MILES (1804 - 1883)
Martha Cecelia Magrane REILY (1833 - 1911) Robert Magrane REILY (1808 - 1864)
Martha Mary Ann Magrane SHARP (1801 - 1861)
Simon Henry TURNER
Simon Henry TURNER Simon Henry TURNER Simon Henry TURNER Simon Henry TURNER Simon Henry TURNER
Simon Henry TURNER Simon Henry TURNER Simon Henry TURNER Simon Henry TURNER Simon Henry TURNER Simon Henry TURNER
Pic 2. Simon Henry Turner, left, with his brother Joseph Turner on the right, both brothers were Killed in Action in WW1.

Pic 4. Photo in the Public Domain. Caption from Australian War Memorial: "Group portrait of members of the 55th Battalion who enlisted in 'The Men from Snowy River' recruitment march in the Monaro region of NSW in January 1916. Back row, from left to right: 2139 Private (Pte) Walter Gerald Collins of Numeralla; 2252 Pte Arthur Winner of Bombala; A. Ferrier (identification not confirmed); 2121 Pte Haloran (Hal) Archer of Tarcutta; 2166 Pte Francis (Frank) Hayes of Bredbo; 2225 Pte Ronald Randall of Wolumla; 2214 Pte Ernest Pegram (served under the alias Arthur Joseph Pegram); 2148 Pte Edwin Freebody of Nimmitabel; 2280 Pte Hubert (Bert) McDonald of Myalla; 2168 Pte William James of Nimmitabel. Middle row: 2149 Pte Clarence Foster of Ardlethan; 2258 Pte Stanley Yelds of Sydney; 2246 Pte Simon Turner of Adaminaby; 2200 Pte Leslie McDonald of Myalla; 2281 Henry Pegram of Bredbo. Front row: 2133 Pte John Buckley of Myalla; 2196 Pte Timmothy McMahon of Michelago; 2173 Pte Andrew Levi of Port Adelaide, South Australia; 2199 Pte Roderick McDonald of Nimmitabel; 2283 Pte Francis Rees. Of the twenty men depicted in the group, eight died on active service. Pte Walter Collins died of wounds sustained during the fighting at Peronne on 2 September 1918; Pte, later Corporal Arthur Winner died of broncho-pneumonia in France on 2 January 1919; Pte Ronald Randall died of wounds sustained during the fighting at Peronne on 3 September 1918; Pte Ernest Pegram was killed in action during the fighting at Doignies on 2 April 1917; Pte Edwin Freebody was killed in action during the Battle of Polygon Wood on 23 September 1917; Pte Simon Turner was killed in action during the fighting at Doignies on 2 April 1917; Pte Leslie McDonald died of wounds sustained at Peronne on 1 October 1918; Pte John Buckley was awarded the Military Medal (MM) for actions during the Second Battle of Bullecourt in May 1917, and died of wounds sustained during the fighting at Peronne on 3 September 1918. Most of the men formed part of the 4th Reinforcements of the 55th Battalion, the photograph being taken on the Salisbury Plains several weeks before they were sent to France."

b. 02 Apr 1887 at Middlingbank, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
d. 02 Apr 1917 at France aged 30
Near Relatives of Simon Henry TURNER (1887 - 1917)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather John "Richard" TURNER 21 Jul 1797 Hertfordshire, England 22 Jun 1881 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 83
Grandmother Mary HENNESSY 1823 Co Limerick, Ireland 07 Jun 1899 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 76
Grandfather Robert FREEBODY 11 Jan 1827 Richmond, New South Wales, Australia 16 Jan 1877 Gegedzerick, Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 50
Grandmother Martha Cecelia Magrane REILY abt 1833 1911 78

Father Edward TURNER 13 Aug 1852 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 19 Oct 1940 Canberra, ACT, Australia 88
Mother Martha Cecily FREEBODY 06 Dec 1858 New South Wales, Australia 11 Aug 1932 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 73

Self Simon Henry TURNER 02 Apr 1887 Middlingbank, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 02 Apr 1917 France 30

Brother John Robert TURNER 10 Apr 1882 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 08 Jul 1916 Corryong, Victoria, Australia 34
Sister Florence Jane TURNER 23 Jul 1889 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 14 Aug 1964 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 75
Brother Joseph TURNER 30 Jul 1891 Middlingbank, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 28 Jul 1917 Ypres, Belgium 25

Aunt Louisa TURNER 1844 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 17 Oct 1921 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 77
Uncle George BLYTON
Uncle Henry TURNER 1851 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 01 Apr 1923 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 72
Aunt Catherine DUNN 1861 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jan 1921 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 60
Uncle Richard TURNER 1858 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 31 Aug 1922 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 64
Aunt Mary Elizabeth O'NEILL 05 Oct 1867 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 03 Jan 1955 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 87
Uncle Arthur John TURNER 24 May 1862 Woolway, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 15 Jul 1951 Canberra, ACT, Australia 89
Aunt Sarah Ann Cecilia FREEBODY 06 Jun 1870 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26 May 1953 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 82
Aunt Annie TURNER 20 Nov 1869 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 04 Dec 1948 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 79
Uncle William BLYTON 26 Nov 1856 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 19 Feb 1941 Bega, New South Wales, Australia 84
Uncle Henry Charles FREEBODY 29 Jul 1868 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26 Jul 1952 Bega, New South Wales, Australia 83
Aunt Isabella Ellen CRAWFORD 07 Mar 1869 Ingebyra, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 25 Nov 1954 Bega, New South Wales, Australia 85

Cousin Amos John Leslie TURNER 10 Apr 1893 Woolway, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 24 May 1981 88
Cousin Mary Margaret TURNER 19 May 1894 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 17 May 1975 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 80
Cousin John Joseph TURNER 08 Oct 1895 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 12 Mar 1938 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 42
Cousin Maud Ella TURNER 05 Feb 1897 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 09 Apr 1986 Canberra, ACT, Australia 89
Cousin Mable Maisie Olive TURNER 07 Apr 1898 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 24 May 1980 Nowra, New South Wales, Australia 82
Cousin Cecil Vincent TURNER 02 Jun 1900 Berridale, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 18 Jan 1962 Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia 61
Cousin Laurence Theodore TURNER 14 Mar 1902 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 22 Feb 1929 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 26
Cousin Leonard Searle TURNER 07 May 1904 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1980 76
Cousin William Stephen TURNER 09 Jun 1906 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26 Nov 1949 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 43
Cousin Lucy E TURNER 07 Feb 1909 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Donald James TURNER 01 Oct 1911 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 07 Nov 1986 75
Cousin Douglas Henry TURNER 29 Oct 1914 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 08 Oct 1986 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 71

Sister in Law Muriel Maud MCDONALD 04 Sep 1888 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 11 Sep 1967 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 79
Brother in Law Francis Michael Herbert William SMITH 09 Feb 1889 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 14 Dec 1971 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 82
Events in Simon Henry TURNER (1887 - 1917)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
02 Apr 1887 Simon Henry TURNER was born Middlingbank, Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 76
02 Apr 1917 30 Simon Henry TURNER died France 76
Personal Notes:
Service number 2246
Rank Private
Unit 55th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 02 April 1917
Place of Death France
Cause of Death Killed in action
Age at Death 30
Place of Association Adaminaby, New South Wales, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, Lebucquiere, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
Source References:
76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56415663/simon-henry-turner (Birth)
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56415663/simon-henry-turner (Death)
- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56415663/simon-henry-turner (Name, Notes)
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