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Full Name: Farrier Sergeant Owen Herbert Turner
Rank Last Held: Farrier Sergeant
Forename(s): Owen Herbert
Surname: Turner
War: Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
Serial No.: 4449
First Known Rank: Trooper
Occupation before Enlistment: Blacksmith
Next of Kin: Robert Spencer Turner (father), Amberley, Christchurch, New Zealand
Enlistment Address: Amberley, Christchurch, New Zealand
Embarkation Unit: 7th New Zealand Mounted Rifles. 24 Company. Canterbury Section
Embarkation Date: 6 April 1901
Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand
Vessel: Gulf of Taranto
Destination: South Africa
Last Unit Served: 7th New Zealand Mounted Rifles
Place of Death: Langverwacht, Orange Free State
Date of Death: 24 February 1902
Year of Death: 1902
Cause of Death: Killed in action.
Further References:
  • Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 1901. H.6A. Nominal Roll
  • Stowers, Richard. Kiwi versus Boer. DT 932.5
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