Bill Cody (rugby union) explained

Bill Cody
Birth Name:Ernest Austin Stanislaus Cody[1] [2]
Birth Date:1892[3]
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria
Death Date:30 December 1968
School:St Joseph's College[4]
Ru Position:flanker
Repyears1:1913
Repteam1:Wallabies
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Ernest Austin Stanislaus "Bill" Cody (1892 – 30 December 1968) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Cody, a flanker, was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of Johnathon Francis Cody and his wife, Pauline Mary (née O'Callaghan).[3] He attended St. Patrick's College from 1901 to 1903.[5] He claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia in 1913.

Cody later worked as a clerk. During the First World War, he enlisted in 1916 as a gunner in the Australian Imperial Force, and rose to the rank of lieutenant upon returning to Australia in 1919.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Australia, WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
  2. Web site: Scrum.com player profile of Bill Cody. https://archive.today/20130202050222/http://www.espnscrum.com/australia/rugby/player/2404.html. dead. 2 February 2013. Scrum.com. 12 July 2010.
  3. Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917
  4. Howell pp226
  5. Web site: CODY, Ernest Austin Stanislaus SPC 1901-1903 . St Patrick's College . 4 January 2019.
  6. Web site: Ernest Austin Stanislaus CODY . The AIF Project . Australian Defence Force Academy . 4 January 2019.