Charlie Parsons (footballer) explained
| Charlie Parsons |
| Fullname: | Charles Berry Parsons |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Numurkah, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Warracknabeal, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Warracknabeal |
| Height: | 183 cm |
| Weight: | 81 kg |
| Statsend: | 1935 |
| Years1: | 1929–1930 |
| Games Goals1: | 33 (0) |
| Years2: | 1931–1934 |
| Club2: | Sturt |
| Games Goals2: | 65 (7) |
| Years3: | 1935 |
| Club3: | Claremont |
| Games Goals3: | 3 (2) |
| Sooteam1: | South Australia |
| Soogames Goals1: | 8 |
Charles Berry Parsons (24 August 1903 – 12 July 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Edward Charles Parsons (1870–1938),[2] and Clarissa Helen Wright (1871–1946), née Wright,[3] [4] Charles Berry Parsons was born at Numurkah, Victoria on 24 August 1903.
He married Maude Florence Lydia Bartell (1910–1997) at Perth on 5 October 1935.[5]
Football
Renowned for his skill and his scrupulous fairness, he played at the highest level of Australian Rules football in three States — with Carlton in the VFL, with Sturt in the SANFL, and with Claremont in the WANFL — and, also, represented both the VFL and the SANFL in representative matches.[6] [7]
Military service
He enlisted in the Second AIF in 1940, and had reached the rank of Lieutenant at the time of his discharge in 1945.
Death
He died (suddenly) at his home at Warracknabeal, Victoria on 12 July 1965.[8]
References
- Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
- To Play for Carlton, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 6 April 1929), p.70.
- Famous Player to Coach Warracknabeal, The Horsham Times, (Friday, 26 April 1946), p.8.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Lieutenant Charles Berry Parsons (VX24730), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, VX24730: World War Two Service Record: Lieutenant Charles Berry Parsons (VX24730), National Archives of Australia.
External links
Notes and References
- Holmesby& Main (2009), p.650.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12075392 Deaths: Parsons, The Argus, (Wednesday, 14 December 1938), p.12.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article186399585 Marriage: Parsons—Wright, The Numurkah Leader, (Friday, 6 April 1900), p.4.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22244453 Deaths: Parsons, The Argus, (Saturday, 1 June 1946), p.23.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article83659710 The Social Round, The (Perth) Daily News, (Friday, 4 October 1935), p.11.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205018477 Football: V.F.L. v. Bendigo, The Age, (Thursday, May 1929), p.5.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203022728 The Teams, The Age, (Friday, 14 August 1931), p.12.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OXJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k5YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7114%2C2153988 Deaths: Parsons, The Age, (Tuesday, 13 July 1965), p.17.
