Les Turner | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Leslie Charles Turner | ||
Date of birth | 6 March 1891 | ||
Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 2 October 1971 | (aged 80)||
Place of death | Brunswick, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Prahran | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1915 | South Melbourne | 1 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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). [1]
The son of Albert Turner (1865-1928), [2] 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.
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. [3]
He served overseas with the First AIF.
He died at Brunswick, Victoria on 2 October 1971. [4]