Turbet, Charles Rupert

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Malawi was formerly known as Nyasaland

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B.V.Sc. : Sapper, 14th Field Coy., Engineers, A.I.F., Egypt and France. Enlisting in August, 1915, and sailing 7th January, 1916, as corporal 12th Reinforcements 3rd Battn., transferred to Engineers at Tel-el-Kebir 18th March and served with 5th Division in Desert and in France from June, 1916, until gassed severely at Villers-Bretonneux 24th April, 1918, and invalided to England, returning to Australia in April, 1919. Early education at Fort St. High School.

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1897

Birth in Randwick -- NSW, Australia 1897
1912

Early education at Fort Street High School, Millers Point, NSW, Australia 1912
1915

Enlisted 1 Aug 1915
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Military service as Sapper at Egypt --, Egypt ; France --, France
1923

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1923
1923

Veterinary Officer at Fiji --, Fiji 1923
1935

Tertiary education at Veterinary Science.M.R.C.V.S., 1935 1935
1945

Veterinary Officer at Ceylon --, Sri Lanka 1945
1949

Senior Animal Husbandry Officer at Malawi --, Malawi 1949
1951

Chief Veterinary Officer at Fiji --, Fiji 1951
1951

Veterinarian at Orewa -- Auckland, New Zealand 1951
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Port Veterinarian at Auckland --, New Zealand
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Member of New Zealand Veterinary Association
1973

Death in Auckland --, New Zealand 15 March 1973

Gender

Male

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