Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Turner, Phillip Bingham

Born 30^th September 1893 Hobart Tasmania to Frederick Edward and Alice Ella Turner (nee Bingham) a clerk who embarked Melbourne 22^nd November 1915 on board “HMAT Persic with the 6^th Field Artillery Brigade.

He was severely wounded and burnt when a German shell landed in the gun pit where he was stationed and later died 3^rd November 1916 in the 2^nd Australian General Hospital.

He was buried in the Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, France.

Mr F. E. Turner of Battery Point has received the following letter relative to the death of his son Corporal P B Turner

“I am taking the liberty of breaking in to your privacy to offer on behalf of the Brigade our condolences on the loss of your son. Corporal Turner was so affectionately regarded by us all that his death was to everyone a matter of deep regret. Not only his manliness and kind disposition but also his physical perfection had combined to make up regard him as the beau idea of an Australian. The boy received mortal injuries serving his gun in action and in dying showed the fortitude and self abnegation which we have come to know all our men display. He will not be forgotten and the debt will be paid with interest as time goes on. Whilst we cannot lessen your loss, I hope the knowledge of our pride in him may be some sort of consolation.” Yours sincerely Lieutenant Colonel Harold Cohey officer commanding the 17^th Battery

The Weekly Courier 1^st March 1917

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