2426 Leslie Frederick TURNER

Date of enlistment	10^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	D Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Hospitalised sick Promoted to Lieutenant

Photograph from personal collection, courtesy of Jennie Marshall and the family of Lieut. LW HARRICKS – see Chapter 11: People I knew. Within the collection it refers to Lieut. Turner as the ‘mascot’ probably on account of him going through the war on the Western Front physically unscathed.

Summary of Lieutenant Turner’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
4^th August 1919	Australia	Appointment terminated
12^th June 1919	Australia	Disembarked at Melbourne from Karagola
1^st May 1919	England	Returned to Australia on Karagola
4^th April 1919	England	Disembarked from Le Havre and proceeded to Sutton Veny
27^th March 1919	France	To Base Depot
8^th November 1918	France	Promoted to Lieutenant
8^th October 1918	France	Re-joined Battalion
21^st September 1918	England	Proceeded on English leave
1^st July 1918	France	Promoted to 2^nd Lieutenant
17^th March 1918	Belgium	Promoted to Sergeant
28^th February 1918	Belgium	Reverted to Lance Sergeant on own request
15^th February 1918	England	Overstaying London leave by two days. Reprimanded and forfeiture of 3 days pay
14^th October 1917	Belgium	Promoted to Sergeant
6^th August 1917	France	Promoted to Corporal
27^th May 1917	France	Promoted to Lance Corporal
25^th March 1917	France	Appointed Lance Corporal
10^th April 1916	France	Returned to Unit
31^st March 1916	France	Discharged from hospital
25^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille and taken to hospital – sick, tonsilitis
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot