John Turnbull (rower)

John Turnbull

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	1917
Died	1 January 1942(1942-01-01) (aged 24–25) Asia
Medal record Rowing Representing  England British Empire Games 1938 Sydney Eights

John Turnbull (1917 – 1 January 1942) was an Australian-born rower who competed for England.

Boxing career

Turnbull represented England and won a gold medal in the eights at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]

Personal life

Turnbull attended Geelong Grammar School and was a student at Clare College, Cambridge, during 1938. A flying officer in the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War, he was killed in action on 1 January 1942, and commemorated on the Ambon Memorial.[3][4]

References

1. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. "1938 Athletes". Team England.
3. "Famous Oarsman Killed". Weekly Times. 14 January 1942. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
4. "Casualty Details: John Turnbull". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 29 February 2024.