Bernie Bignell Explained

Bernie Bignell
Fullname:	Charles Bernard Alfred Bignell
Birth Date:	12 May 1917
Birth Place:	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Death Place:	Kew, Victoria, Australia
Originalteam:	Mantons & Northcote High School
Height:	174 cm
Weight:	79 kg
Statsend:	1945
Years1:	1940, 1945
Games Goals1:	6 (0)

Charles Bernard Alfred Bignell (12 May 1917 – 19 June 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

He married Gwendoline Phyllis Allan in 1942.

Military service

He enlisted in the Second AIF in August 1940.

Death

He died at his home in Kew, Victoria on 19 June 1967.^[2]

References

• Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
• World War Two Service Record: Bernard Alfred Charles Bignell (V61112), Department of Veteran's Affairs.

External links

• • Bernie Bignell's profile at Blueseum

Notes and References

1. Holmesby (2009), p.67.
2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y9RYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y5MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=967%2C3523875 Deaths: Bignell, The Age, (Wednesday, 21 June 1967), p.25.