John Turnbull (b. 1889)

John Turnbull was a constable in the North-West Mounted Police. He was a policeman for three years before being honourably discharged. He enlisted for service in the First World War in 1916.1) He was a Lance Corporal recruited by Captain George Black.2) Turnbull returned to the Yukon after the war and took up mining.3)

1)
WWI Reg. #2004620. September 30, 1916 in Dawson. Attestation Paper, Library and Archives Canada.
2)
Dawson Daily News (Dawson), 17 August 1917.
3)
Polks Gazetteer, 1923-24.