Jack Stanley TURNER

TURNER, Jack Stanley

Service Number: 127859
Enlisted: 12 March 1943
Last Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit: No. 78 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 3 October 1924
Home Town: Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental (Ground Accident), Tarakan, Borneo, 7 May 1945, aged 20 years
Cemetery: Labuan War Cemetery
Labuan War Cemetery, Labuan, Malaysia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement 127859
12 Mar 1943: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 127859, No. 78 Squadron (RAAF)
12 Mar 1943: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 127859

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Leading Aircraftman Jack Stanley Turner 127859 of Number 78 Wing Headquarters died from a gun-shot wound due to the accidental discharge of a Bren gun at Tarakan, Borneo