Leslie Charles Turner (6 March 1891 – 2 October 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.899.
Family The son of Albert Turner (1865–1928),Deaths: Turner, The Argus, (Monday, 19 March 1928), p.1. and Emmeline Turner, née McGill, Leslie Charles Turner was born at South Melbourne on 6 March 1891.
He married Jean Tayne (1892–1974) in 1921.
Football He played football for Essendon and Prahran in the VFA, and South Melbourne in the VFL. In 1921 he was captain of the Leopold Football Club.Leopold v. Richmond Juniors, The (Emerald Hill) Record, p.3.
Military service He served overseas with the First AIF.
Death He died at Brunswick, Victoria on 2 October 1971.Deaths: Turner, The Age, (Monday, 4 October 1071), p.15.
See also 1916 Pioneer Exhibition Game
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References
First World War Embarkation Roll: Company Quartermaster Sergeant Leslie Charles Turner (10), collection of the Australian War Memorial. First World War Service Record: Company Quartermaster Sergeant Leslie Charles Turner (10), National Archives of Australia. Sporting Echoes, The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter, (Thursday, 8 April 1915), p.5. Q.M.-Sgt. Les Turner, The Winner, (Wednesday, 29 August 1917), p.8. Quartermaster Sergeant Les Turner, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 15 September 1917), p.2. Brevities, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 10 January 1920), p.3. 'Kickero', "Footballers Look Forward to a Brisk and Busy Season: South Melbourne, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 16 April 1920), p.3. 'Wingster', "Football", The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 17 April 1920), p.3.
External links
Leslie G. (sic) Turner, at The VFA Project. "Turner, _Pra14", at The VFA Project.