Jack Turnbull (footballer)
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Horsham, Victoria
Western Front, France
| Jack Turnbull | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Charles McNicol Turnbull | ||
| Born |
30 December 1885 Horsham, Victoria | ||
| Died |
2 May 1917 (aged 31) Western Front, France | ||
| Original team | Horsham | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1908 | South Melbourne | 12 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
John Charles McNicol Turnbull (30 December 1885 – 2 May 1917) was an Australian rules footballer, who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.
The son of Charles William Turnbull (1862–1912),[1] and Agnes Turnbull (1861–1915), née McNicol,[2][3][4] John Charles McNicol Turnbull was born at Horsham, Victoria on 30 December 1885.
He married Mary Ellen Adams (1890–1974) in 1912.
Football
Military service
Employed as a bricklayer, he enlisted in the First AIF, and left Australia for overseas service on HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 27 May 1916.
Death
He was severely wounded in action on the Western Front on 30 April 1917, and died of his wounds on 2 May 1917.
Buried at the Trois Arbres Cemetery, at Steenwerck in Northern France,[6] he left a widow and five children, one of whom was born after he left for overseas service.[7][8]