George Page (Australian footballer)

George Page
Personal information
Full name George Edward Page
Date of birth (1905-06-13)13 June 1905
Place of birth Elsternwick, Victoria
Date of death 4 September 1974(1974-09-04) (aged 69)
Place of death Malvern East, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1926 Essendon 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Edward Page (13 June 1905 – 4 September 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of John William Page (1864–1949),[2] and Annie Elizabeth Page (1863–1906), née Buchanan,[3][4][5] George Edward Page was born at Elsternwick, Victoria on 13 June 1905.

He married Dorothy Thelma Wessel (1908–1983) in 1932.

Football

He was granted a clearance from the Elsternwick Football Club in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA)[broken anchor] to Essendon on 30 April 1926.[6]

Military service

Page later served in the Australian Army in the Middle East during World War II.[7]

Death

He died at East Malvern on 4 September 1974.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.683.
  2. ^ Law Notices: John William Page, The Age, (Monday, 19 December 1949), p.10.
  3. ^ Deaths: Page, The Age, (Saturday, 1 September 1906), p.7.
  4. ^ Business in Dispute: Question of Ownership: Judge Neighbour Decides, The Herald, (Friday, 30 November 1906), p.3.
  5. ^ An Insolvent's Estate: Dispute over a Bakery Business, The Age, (Saturday, 1 December 1906), p.5.
  6. ^ Additional Permits Granted, The Argus, (Saturday, 1 May 1926), p.26.
  7. ^ Nominal Roll.
  8. ^ Deaths: Page, The Age, (Thursday, 5 September 1974), p.23.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
  • "World War II Nominal Roll: Private George Edward Page (VX75965)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  • B883, VX75965: World War Two Service Record: Private George Edward Page (VX75965), National Archives of Australia.


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