Jack Turnbull (footballer)
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Jack Turnbull | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Charles McNicol Turnbull | ||
Date of birth | 30 December 1885 | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Place of death | Western Front, France | ||
Original team(s) | Horsham | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1908 | South Melbourne | 12 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908 season.
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John Charles McNicol "Jack" Turnbull was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League. After a short VFL career, he returned to the bush and settled in Ballarat. He enlisted in the army during World War I, and was severely injured while in active service. He died of his wounds in 1917.
See also
Sources
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Main, J. & Allen, D., "Turnbull, Jack", pp. 186–190 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002.
- Australian Casualties: List No.301: Died of Wounds: Victoria (Turnbull, J.C.M., Horsham, 2/5/17), The Argus, (Tuesday 22 May 1917), p.9.
- Australians on Service: Killed: Turnbull, The Argus, (Thursday 24 May 1917), p.6.
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- Australian military personnel killed in World War I