Bill Lever Explained

Bill Lever
Fullname:	William George Hulme Lever
Birth Date:	20 April 1904
Birth Place:	Prahran, Victoria
Originalteam:	Rochester
Height:	182 cm
Weight:	80 kg
Statsend:	1930
Years1:	1929–30
Games Goals1:	14 (1)

William George Hulme Lever (20 April 1904 – 25 September 1986)^[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Family

The son of William Lever (1877–1909) and Sophia Amelia Lever (1882–1962), née Potter, William George Hulme Lever was born at Prahran, Victoria on 20 April 1904.^[3]

Football

Carlton (VFL)

Bill Lever played fourteen games for Carlton in 1929–30.

Preston (VFA)

Bill Lever subsequently played seven games for Preston in the 1930 season.^[4]

Military service

Aged 36, Lever enlisted in the Volunteer Defence Corps during World War II in 1940, and served in Melbourne until 1944.^[5]

External links

• • Bill Lever's playing statistics from The VFA Project
• Bill Lever's profile at Blueseum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bill Lever - Player Bio. Australian Football. 16 December 2014.
2. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 484.
3. Web site: Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria . Government of Victoria.
4. Web site: Lever, Bill. 2021-02-05. The VFA Project.
5. Web site: WWII Nominal Roll: William Lever . Department of Veterans Affairs.