Bill Lewis (footballer, born 1909) explained

Bill Lewis
Fullname:John Joseph Lewis
Birth Date:3 September 1909
Birth Place:Carlton, Victoria
Death Place:Royal Melbourne Hospital,
Parkville, Victoria
Height:191 cm
Weight:83 kg
Statsend:1932
Years1:1931–32
Games Goals1:4 (0)

John Joseph "Bill" Lewis (3 September 1909 – 3 August 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of Joseph Lewis, and Mary Agnes Lewis, née Lewis, John Joseph Lewis was born at Carlton, Victoria on 3 September 1909.

His brother, John Francis "Johnny" Lewis (1901–1973), played VFA and VFL football for North Melbourne, and VFL football for Melbourne.

He married Nellie May Ottaway (1912–1986) in 1940.

Death

He died on 3 August 1949 at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville, Victoria from the head injuries he sustained from an altercation at St Kilda on Saturday, 30 July 1949.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.512.
  2. News: Dearth Notices: Lewis . The Age . 29413 . Victoria, Australia . 4 August 1949 . 2.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243679227 North's Seconds Secretary Dies, The Herald, (Wednesday, 3 August 1949), p.19.
  4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189464606 Death of North Melb. Official, The Age, (Thursday, 4 August 1949), p.12.
  5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22769187 North Official's Death, The Argus, (Thursday, 4 August 1949), p.19.
  6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243677365 Death After a Party, The Herald, (Wednesday, 31 August 1949), p.3.