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Monty Brown (footballer)

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Monty Brown
Personal information
Full name Montague Brown
Date of birth 22 April 1913
Place of birth Carlton North, Victoria
Date of death 31 December 1976(1976-12-31) (aged 63)
Original team(s) University High School
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1937 Carlton 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Montague Brown (22 April 1913 – 31 December 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

He was captain of the Carlton Reserves team in 1938.

At the start of the 1939 season Brown was given a clearance to the Camberwell, the next year he was cleared to Bacchus Marsh, then in 1945 he was cleared to Echuca. While at Bacchus Marsh, Brown was a signaller for the Volunteer Defence Corps during World War II. His service number was V361361.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. ^ "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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