Les Turner (footballer)

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).

Family
The son of Albert Turner (1865-1928), 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.

Football
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.

Military service
He served overseas with the First AIF.

Death
He died at Brunswick, Victoria on 2 October 1971.