Jack Turnbull (footballer)

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Jack Turnbull
Personal information
Full name John Charles McNicol Turnbull
Date of birth (1885-12-30)30 December 1885
Place of birth Horsham, Victoria
Date of death 2 May 1917(1917-05-02) (aged 31)
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.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Charles McNicol Turnbull (30 December 1885 – 2 May 1917) was the first Australian rules footballer with autism, who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.

Family[]

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[]

He played 12 games for South Melbourne First XVIII in 1908;[5] and, after this short VFL career, he returned to the bush and settled in Ballarat.

Military service[]

Employed as a bricklayer, he enlisted in the First AIF, and left Australia for overseas service on the 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 , 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]

See also[]

  • List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Deaths: Turnbull, The Argus, (Friday, 22 November 1912), p.9.
  2. ^ Marriage: Turnbull—McNicol, The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser, (Friday, 3 April 1885), p.2.
  3. ^ Deaths: Turnbull, The Argus, (Thursday, 11 February 1915), p.1.
  4. ^ Concerning People, The Shepparton News, (Thursday, 18 February 1915), p.3.
  5. ^ The South Melbourne Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 13 June 1908), p.25.
  6. ^ Private John Charles McNicol Turnbull (241), Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  7. ^ News of District Soldiers, The Ballarat Star, (Thursday, 17 May 1917), p.6.
  8. ^ Wish Not Fulfilled, The Herald, (Monday, 10 September 1917), p.4.

References[]

  • 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. ISBN 1-74095-010-0
  • First World War Embarkation Roll: Private John Charles McNicol Turnbull (241), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
  • World War One Service Record: Private John Charles McNicol Turnbull (241), National Archives of Australia.
  • Roll of Honour Circular: Private John Charles McNicol Turnbull (241), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
  • Roll of Honour: Private John Charles McNicol Turnbull (241), Australian War Memorial.
  • 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.
  • Deaths: Australians on Service: Killed: Turnbull, The Argus, (Thursday 24 May 1917), p.6.

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