Eustace Headlam

Eustace Headlam
Tasmanian aircrew from No. 1 Squadron AFC. Headlam is last on the right
Personal information
Full name
Eustace Slade Headlam
Born(1892-05-20)20 May 1892
Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia
Died25 May 1958(1958-05-25) (aged 66)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1911/12Tasmania
Source: Cricinfo, 22 January 2016

Eustace Slade Headlam (20 May 1892 – 25 May 1958) was an Australian cricketer and golfer. Born in Bothwell, Tasmania,[1] Headlam was a left handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler and played one first-class match for Tasmania in 1911/12, achieving a highest score of 32 not out.[1]

During World War I, Headlam served in the Australian Army, enlisting on 14 April 1915 and returning to Australia on 4 March 1919, reaching the rank of lieutenant.[2] He initially served with the 3rd Light Horse Regiment and embarked with their 6th reinforcements as a trooper for service overseas on 17 June 1915, departing Melbourne on HMAT Wandilla.[3] He joined his unit at Gallipoli in October 1915 and served on the peninsula until the Australians were evacuated in December.[4]

He later served in the Imperial Camel Corps before transferring to the Australian Flying Corps and was mentioned in despatches for his service post war.[4][5] Serving in the Middle East,[6] Headlam was initially an air observer,[7] but later qualified as a pilot and took part in the Battle of Meggido in the final stages of the war.[8][9] He was credited with five aerial victories.[10] He was a law student before enlisting,[11] attending the University of Tasmania.[12]

In 1926, Headlam married Geraldine Archer.[13] Headlam was also an avid golfer. He won the Tasmanian Open in 1913 and 1919 and the Tasmanian amateur championship five times between 1912 and 1927.[14][15][16] In the 1930s, Headlam turned this into a career, becoming a professional golfer.[17]

Headlam died on 25 May 1958, at Launceston, aged 66.[1]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Eustace Headlam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Timeline: Lieutenant Eustace Slade Headlam". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. ^ "First World War Embarkation Roll: Eustace Slade Headlam". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Service Record: Headlam, E S Lieutenant – 1070". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Honours and Awards: Eustace Slade Headlam". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. ^ Cutlack 1941, pp. 106, 110–111.
  7. ^ Cutlack 1941, p. 63.
  8. ^ "Eustace Slade Headlam". The Aerodrome. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  9. ^ Cutlack 1941, pp. 143–144, 152, 164, 169.
  10. ^ "By the Seat of Their Pants: The Proceedings of the Conference Held at the RAAF Museum, Point Cook" (PDF). Military History and Heritage Victoria. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Eustace Slade Headlam". The AIF Project. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Headlam, Eustace Slade". Virtual War Memorial. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Wedding Bells". Daily Telegraph. 19 June 1926. Retrieved 22 December 2020 – via Trove.
  14. ^ "History & Honour Roll – Men's Tasmanian Open and Women's Tasmanian Open" (PDF). Golf Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Golf: Tasmanian Amateur Championship – E. Headlam Retains Title". The Mercury. 29 September 1920. Retrieved 22 December 2020 – via Trove.
  16. ^ "Tasmanian Golf". Referee. 28 September 1927. Retrieved 22 December 2020 – via Trove.
  17. ^ "Visit of Professional". Advocate. 10 October 1930. Retrieved 22 December 2020 – via Trove.

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