William Lawrence Turner (SN 2956) was born at Echuca and was a 24 year old farm labourer when he enlisted in Ballarat on July 23rd 1915. Attached to the 7th Infantry Battalion he embarked aboard the Star of Victoria on September 10th. After a short time at Gallipoli, near the end of that campaign, he was withdrawn to Egypt where he was transferred to the 57th Battalion. In June 1916 he was moved to France. In late 1917 he was granted leave in England shortly after which he was hospitalised for 38 days. He returned to France in May 1918 and on August 8th he suffered a gunshot wound to his back which forced his evacuation to hospital in England. After the signing of the Armistice on November 11th he was twice charged with being absent without leave for short periods before he returned to Australia on the Orsova. He disembarked at Melbourne on February 27th 1919 and was discharged two months later.