George Turner, Queensland's only surviving veteran of the 39th battalion and one of the nation's last, attends the 80th anniversary service of the Kokoda campaign.
At 101, George Turner is one of the only surviving veterans of the 39th battalion so all eyes were on him at a ceremony marking 80 years since the Kokoda campaign in Papua New Guinea.Queensland's only surviving veteran of the 39th battalion, George Turner, attended the ceremony with his family
On Monday, Mr Turner attended a commemoration service at the Gold Coast, that marked the second engagement of the campaign 80 years ago.39th battalion veteran George Turner with Moncrieff MP Angie Bell. "Many of the family have been in the military. We have five generations, four of them here," said Ian Turner, Mr Turner's son."It's the whole battalion that Australia is recognising more today than they ever did."Governor-General David Hurley emphasised the importance of Kokoda to Australia's military history.About 600 Australian soldiers were killed and 1600 wounded.
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