Nelson Cremer Turner

Sergeant [Pilot]

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Edgar and Mildred Adelaide Turner, of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:

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Biographical Notes:

"Advice has been received by Mrs M. A. Turner, of 53 Stanley Point, Devonport, that her son, Sergeant-Pilot Nelson C. Turner, has been killed on air operations overseas.
Aged 24 years, Sergeant-Pilot Turner attended the Thames High School from 1931 to 1933. His father was at that time headmaster of the Hikutaia School. He was employed at the North Insurance Company's office at Auckland when he enlisted at the outbreak of war. After serving at various New Zealand stations, he left for Britain in April, 1942, and he was posted to a Spitfire squadron.
Sergeant-Pilot Turner took an active interest in all branches of sport.
A brother is also serving with the R.N.Z.A.F. overseas." [Thames Star, 6 October 1942]

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Casualty

Service Number:

39780

Name:

Nelson Cremer Turner

Rank:

Sergeant

Additional Rank:

Pilot

Date of Birth:

08 July 1918

Place of Birth:

New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

Education:

Thames High School

Date of Enlistment:

13 October 1939

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

Clerk

Employer:

North British and Mercantile Insurance, Auckland

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force, 53 Operational Training Unit

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in aircraft accident

Date of Death:

24 September 1942

Day of Death:

Thursday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Llantwit Major Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Sec. C. Grave 31.

Cemetery Location:

United Kingdom