John Turnbull (rower)

John Turnbull
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born1917
Died1 January 1942(1942-01-01) (aged 24–25)
Asia
Sport
SportRowing
ClubLondon Rowing Club
Medal record
Rowing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place1938 SydneyEights

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

  1. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ↑ "1938 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "Sydney 1938 Team". Team England. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Rowing Eight - Men Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "For the Glory of Sport, Commonwealth Games History" (PDF). Nuts. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Famous Oarsman Killed". Weekly Times. 14 January 1942. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Casualty Details: John Turnbull". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 29 February 2024.


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