Coming Soon.
TURNER, Godfrey Edward
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 March 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 23 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia , 15 December 1917 |
| Home Town: | South Perth, South Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Hale School, Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Darra, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 31 January 1941, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld |
| Memorials: | Lutwyche Cemetery WW2 Queensland Cremation Memorial, Wembley Downs Hale School Honour Roll 2, Wembley Downs Hale School Memorial Grove |
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Wirraway aircraft A20-155 of Number 23 Squadron crashed at Darra near Brisbane in Queensland while performing diving aerobatics killing Pilot Officer Godfrey Edward Turner and Flying Officer James Frederick Unsworth 763
Pilot Officer Turner (no RAAF Service Number allocated) was the son of Arthur Edward and Muriel Eva Turner of South Perth, WA
Flying Officer Unsworth was the son of Henry James Unsworth and Constance Unsworth & the husband of Joy Unsworth of Newcastle, NSW
Both men were cremated at Mt Thompson Crematorium and are commemorated on the Queensland Cremation Memorial situated in Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane