Bill Sneazwell Explained
| William (Bill) Sneazwell |
| Fullname: | William Henry John Sneazwell |
| Birth Date: | 3 April 1906 |
| Birth Place: | South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Thornbury CYMS |
| Height: | 182 cm |
| Weight: | 74 kg |
| Statsend: | 1928 |
| Years1: | 1926–1928 |
| Games Goals1: | 20 (0) |
William Henry John Sneazwell (3 April 1906 – 14 December 1967) was a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Henry Bow Sneazwell (1882-1941),[2] and Mary Frances Sneazwell (1876-1970), née O'Connor, William Henry John Sneazwell was born at South Melbourne, Victoria on 3 April 1906.
He married Eileen Mary Keenan (1908-1932) in 1928.[3]
He married Veronica Hanlon (1915-2001) on 22 March 1941;[4] their son, Anthony Howard "Tony" Sneazwell (1942-),[5] a former champion Australian high jumper, competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.
Death
He died, of lymphoma, at St Vincent's Hospital, in Fitzroy on 14 December 1967.[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.
- Sharland, W.S., "Sneazwell, of Tornbury pleases Collingwood folk", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 3 September 1927), p.6
- Second World War Nominal Roll: Signalman William Henry Sneazwell, Department of Veterans' Affairs
External links
Notes and References
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.834.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209808631 Deaths: Sneazwell, The Age, (Friday, 14 November 1941), p.1.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205493080 Funeral Notices: Sneazwell, The Age, (Saturday, 8 October 1932), p.5.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244981189 Today's Weddings: Sneazwell—Hanlon, The Herald, (Saturday, 22 March 1941), p.12.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206836210 Births: Sneazwell, The Age, (Thursday, 8 October 1942), p.5.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MR1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K-MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7161%2C2753977 Deaths: Sneazwell, The Age, (Friday, 15 December 1967), p.23.
