Billy Harrison (Australian footballer) explained

Billy Harrison
Fullname:	William Harrison
Birth Date:	5 November 1883
Birth Place:	Footscray, Victoria
Death Place:	Prince Henry's Hospital, St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Statsend:	1911
Years1:	1909–11
Games Goals1:	24 (6)

William Harrison (5 November 1883 – 29 April 1949)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Family

The son of William Harrison (1852-1936), and Bliss Harrison (1854-1942), née Upstone,^[3] William Harrison was born on 5 November 1883.

Death

He died at Prince Henry's Hospital, in St Kilda Road, Melbourne on 29 April 1949.^[4]

References

• Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2014), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.), Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing.
• Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billy Harrison - AFL update . BigFooty.
2. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.369.
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206812548 Deaths: Harrison, The Age, (Wednesday, 12 August 1942), p.6.
4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206068532 Deaths: Harrison, The Age, (Saturday, 30 April 1949), p.2.