John Turnbull (rower)
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 January 1942 (aged 24–25) Asia | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | London Rowing Club | ||||||||||||||
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John Turnbull (1917 – 1 January 1942) was an Australian-born rower who competed for England.[1][2]
Rowing career
Turnbull represented England at the 1938 British Empire Games[3] in Sydney, Australia, where he competed in the eights event, winning a gold medal.[4] He rowed for the London Rowing Club.[5]
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.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1938 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Sydney 1938 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Rowing Eight - Men Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "For the Glory of Sport, Commonwealth Games History" (PDF). Nuts. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Famous Oarsman Killed". Weekly Times. 14 January 1942. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Casualty Details: John Turnbull". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 29 February 2024.