John Turnbull (rower)
Australian-born rower who competed for England
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John Turnbull (1917 – 1 January 1942) was an Australian-born rower who competed for England.[1][2]
NationalityAustralian
Born1917
Died1 January 1942 (aged 24–25)
Asia
SportRowing
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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 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
