Brodie Ainslie Explained

Brodie Ainslie
Fullname:Brodie Ainslie
Birth Date:10 August 1891
Birth Place:Armadale, Victoria
Death Place:Glen Iris, Victoria
Originalteam:Armadale
Height:179 cm
Statsend:1911
Years1:1911
Games Goals1:1 (0)

Brodie Ainslie (10 August 1891 – 17 December 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ainslie played one match for St Kilda in 1911 and scored no goals.

He served in both the Australian Imperial Force (7th Battalion) during World War I[1] and the Second Australian Imperial Force during World War II.[2]

He died suddenly in 1944, six months after being discharged.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brodie AINSLIE. www.aif.adfa.edu.au . The AIF Project, UNSW Canberra.
  2. Book: Cullen, Barbara . Harder than football : league players at war . 2015 . 236 . 2015 . Richmond, Victoria . Slattery Media Group . 978-0-992379-14-8.
  3. News: Family Notices . The Age . 27,975 . Melbourne, Victoria . 18 December 1944 . 7.