Nelson Cremer Turner

Forenames

Nelson Cremer AWMM

Surname

Turner AWMM

Service number

• NZ39780 AWMM
• WWII 39780 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

8 Jul 1918 RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)

Next of kin

WW2 Mother: Mrs M. A. Turner, 53 Stanley Point Road, Devonport, Auckland AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ39780 AWMM
• WWII 39780 AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
Accidentally killed on active service AWMM

Last rank

Sergeant (Pilot) AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 53 Operational Training Unit AWMM

Nelson Turner was the son of Edgar and Mildred Adelaide Turner, of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.

Killed in an aircraft accident

Remembered on the Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna.

Attended Auckland Grammar School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616))

238 hours as Pilot (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)) AWMM

Death

24 Sept 1942 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Air Accident AWMM

Cemetery

Llantwit Major Cemetery, Glamorganshire, Wales AWMM Sec. C. Grave 31. AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Related objects

External links

• New Zealand History online: Takapuna War Memorial
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/takapuna-war-memorial
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2717413
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Sm- Ty. Archives New Zealand (R17845616)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845616
  Sources Used
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845744
  Sources Used
• Find a Grave link with a photo
  Public - C E - 2 March 2025 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139270009/nelson_cremer-turner/photo

References

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
  Martyn, E. (2008), p. 481
• Information kindly provided by family
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Sm- Ty. Archives New Zealand (R17845616) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [(New Zealanders Attached to R.A.F. [Royal Air Force]) (Officers), (Europe) - Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139270009/nelson_cremer-turner/photo
  Public - C E - 2 March 2025 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139270009/nelson_cremer-turner/photo