Bill French (footballer)
| Bill French | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Thomas Hunter French | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 17 October 1972 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Tweed Heads, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | Alphington | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1908–09 | Essendon | 3 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William Thomas Hunter French (20 April 1884 – 17 October 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
A carpenter by trade, French enlisted to serve in World War I in April 1915.[2] The night after joining the 7th Battalion at Gallipoli, French suffered a crushed back and concussion in heavy fighting at Lone Pine and was returned to Australia three months later.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "William French – Discovering Anzacs". National Archives of Australia.
- ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
External links
[edit]- Bill French's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill French at AustralianFootball.com
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