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Jack Giles

Jack Giles

Australian rules footballer

Leonard George "Jack"[1] Giles (17 June 1921 – 23 August 1994) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL),[2] and cricketer, who represented South Australia. He was appointed captain of Sturt in 1949.[1]

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In 1942 he enlisted in the Australian Defence Force, joining the 112th Australian Light Anti Aircraft Regiment,[3] and in 1943 he played one game for Richmond in the Victorian Football League.

References

  1. [1]
    "Sturt Pick Men To Train". The Mail. Adelaide. 16 April 1949. p. 19. Retrieved 29 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. [2]
    Lysikatos, John (2015). We Are Sturt - Vol.1 1901-1944 (First ed.). Mile End, South Australia: Newstyle Printing. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-9943026-0-1.
  3. [3]
    "World War 2 Nominal Roll". National Archives of Australia.


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