Bill Dyer (Australian footballer) explained

Bill Dyer
Fullname:	William David Dyer
Birth Date:	15 March 1917
Birth Place:	Geelong, Victoria
Death Place:	Heidelberg, Victoria
Originalteam:	Geelong District
Height:	175 cm
Weight:	69 kg
Statsend:	1939
Years1:	1937–38
Games Goals1:	19 (1)
Years2:	1939
Games Goals2:	1 (0)
Games Goalstotal:	20 (1)

William David Dyer (15 March 1917 – 7 January 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of Charles Victor Dyer (1887–1959), and Alice May Dyer (1881–1970), née McHarry, William David Dyer was born at Geelong on 15 March 1917.

He married Leonora Lilian Partridge (1921–1972) in 1944.^{[2] [3]}

Military service

He enlisted in the Second AIF on 27 June 1940, and was discharged on 8 October 1945.^[4] He saw active service in the Middle East and in New Guinea.^[5]

Death

He died at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital on 7 January 1957.^[6]

References

• Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
• World War Two Nominal Roll: Bombardier William David Dyer (VX33179), Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.247.
2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1748235 Births: Partridge, The Argus, (Saturday, 16 April 1921), p.11.
3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N50QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1ZADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2519%2C2614277 Deaths: Dyer, The Age, (Tuesday, 13 June 1972), p.20.
4. Nominal Roll.
5. Web site: 1944 - Anderson returns from leave . Trove Newspapers . Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic. 6 November 2020 . 13 . 26 July 1944.
6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DokQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=w5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5480%2C794818 Deaths: Dyer, The Age, (Tuesday, 8 January 1957), p.10.