Research Players who served in War

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royals1922 said:
Collingwood and Richmond roll of Honour

Winner 8 March 1916

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154557095

New players

Collingwood Batling???
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I think it says A. W. Latling, but I can't see a player with a name anything like that who played senior football for Collingwood, including in the Association era (1892-96). I don't know S Jeacle (?) either.

T.J. Wright also played with Prahran. The curiously named Wally (Walter) Raleigh later also played for Carlton (I presume that is supposed to go on the spreadsheet WhiteHartLane23) as well as Brunswick. Harry Kerley also (later) played 20 games for St Kilda.

royals1922 said:
St Kilda enlistees from the Argus of 16 December 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1585907

New Player - H Colquhoun St kilda(1912)
W Scott - St kilda?
Glasson - St Kilda?
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Hugh Colquhoun
Walter F.D.M. 'Wally' Scott St Kilda (1904-11) 108 games
 
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It's hard work looking for all these blokes who may or may not have survived the war but I will get to the end.
 

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royals1922 said:
It's hard work looking for all these blokes who may or may not have survived the war but I will get to the end.
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...all depends on how you define the end!
Not sure if we will ever get every detail correct or answer every question.

On the weekend I photographed the Geelong memorial at Kardinia Park and got a few extra names which I can find war records for:
- Alf Horman
- George Horman
- Harry McCormick (VFA era)
- Clive Robertson (VFA era)
..and a couple of big names that I can't find any war reference for
- Bill Eason
- Harry Parkin

Anyone have any knowledge/clues here?

[NOTE:Edited to make it clear I can't find any ref to Eason/Parkin serving in WWI]
 
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WhiteHartLane23 said:
...all depends on how you define the end!
Not sure if we will ever get every detail correct or answer every question.

On the weekend I photographed the Geelong memorial at Kardinia Park and got a few extra names which I can find war records for:
- Alf Horman
- George Horman
- Harry McCormick (VFA era)
- Clive Robertson (VFA era)
..and a couple of big names that I can't find any reference for
- Bill Eason
- Harry Parkin

Anyone have any knowledge/clues here?
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I'm thinking they may include club officials and employees or members ( as was sometimes the case with these honour rolls.
 
royals1922 said:
I'm thinking they may include club officials and employees or members ( as was sometimes the case with these honour rolls.
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I'm pretty sure WHL23 means he's looking for war records for Eason and Parkin, as they were well known as VFL footballers. The 2 Horman's also played for Geelong, I presume the other 2 were players as well.
 
35Daicos said:
I'm pretty sure WHL23 means he's looking for war records for Eason and Parkin, as they were well known as VFL footballers. The 2 Horman's also played for Geelong, I presume the other 2 were players as well.
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Had a look at those names on Trove for the war years in reference to Geelong enlistees .I suspect some of those blokes were playing local Geelong footy when the war came around.

Some local Geelong teams actually folded because of excess enlistees. Also am looking for a list in Trove of Geelong football enlistees, without much luck.
 
I've adopted a different approach than the traditional player based Trove search because, and I've some experience in the World War 1 searching for players in this regard, in WW1 reports the fact some was a footballer for a club was often, and quite appropriately , seen as secondary to his war duty and his death.

So the aim is to find the lists of soldiers buried in the old reports rather than look for player X or Y.

Needle in a haystack if you will as previous experience has established this is the best starting point .
 
Another player- Bill Fawcett who played for Footscray pre war.

After the war he played 3 games for Melbourne and Essendon.

Weekly News 26 May 1917

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119681535


Article also mentions him meeting a player called Partridge and Donohoe who could have been Footscray players given the context.
 
The Gallipoli players

Leo Healy - on list Geelong Advertiser 14 December 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130709331

Arthur Jones- died - on list

Scott from St Kilda - not on list and no initial - could be Arty Scott or Wally scott

Punch 3 June 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138699425

Joe Pearce on list - died

Leader 19 June 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91366734

Twomey - possibly Frank

Williamstown Chronicle 22 May 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69980589

confirmed as Frank- wounded

Williamstown advertiser 17 July 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87750639


Arthur McShane - williamstown

Williamstown Chronicle 27 November 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69981595

A Mctaggart Williamstown??

Williamstown chronicle 17 July 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87750647
 
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More Gallipoli players

Hawthorn - Lance Corporal Turner - first name not listed

Hawthorn citizen of 2 June 1916

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89321544

Alan Cordner - on list - missing in action- Collingwood

Reporter 7 April 1916

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75165248
Stan Brady - on the list

Dunmunkle Standard 17 September 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130047309

George Gibson- wounded

Brunswick and Coburg Leader 10 september 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87755498

Jim Munday - Geelong

Geelong Advertiser 21 June 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130679997

Mick Clowe - Brunswick

Brunswick and Coburg Leader 10 September 1915


http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87755491
 
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royals1922 said:
The Gallipoli players

Scott from St Kilda - not on list and no initial - could be Arty Scott or Wally scott

Punch 3 June 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138699425
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Almost certainly Wally, as he played for the Saints for "several seasons" from 1904-11 and according to "The Encyclopedia" had "plenty of pace". Arthur only played from 1900-01.

The same article mentions South having O'Donoghue and Bradford with "the former, on leave from the camp" O'Donoghue (who is not on the list) also played for Richmond. Bradford obviously went to war also but never made it home.
 
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More Gallipoli football people

An umpire from the VFA called Pritchard - wounded

The Age 22 September 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154992141

Hawthorn Member H Craig wounded

Argus 11 May 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1516028

W Laidlaw- on list

Argus 13 October 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1570445

W H Mathieson collingwood

Weekly times 15 April 1916

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121108134

8 coburg players including E Bawden

Coburg Leader16 July 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87757127

JR Balfe killed (on list - University and also Brunswick)

Flemington Spectator 15 July 1915

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88506397

J Bristow Winner 6 September 1916

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154551598
 
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