Turner enlisted in RAAF Aircrew in Sydney 03 March 1941. Once moved to Mildura, he was flying Kittyhawk A29-423 on barge strafing camera gun training one mile downstream from the Abbotsford Bridge 01 April 1945. His aircraft crashed into the Murray River, ballooned and disintegrated. He was 26.

Acknowledgement – Val Mainon, Balwyn (former WAAAF at Mildura).