Charlie Young (footballer, born 1918) explained

Charlie Young
Fullname:	Charles William Young
Birth Date:	10 October 1918
Birth Place:	Fitzroy North, Victoria
Death Place:	Port Welshpool, Victoria
Originalteam:	North Carlton
Height:	163 cm
Weight:	61 kg
Statsend:	1937
Years1:	1937
Games Goals1:	2 (0)

Charles William Young (10 October 1918 – 22 March 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

He married Lucy Carmel Thomas in 1943.^[2]

Military service

He enlisted in the Second AIF on 13 May 1943.

Death

He died instantly from injuries he sustained in a massive explosion on the seismic survey ship Western Spruce at Port Welshpool on 22 March 1969.^{[3] [4] [5]}

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.
• World War Two Nominal Roll: Lance Corporal Charles William Young (VX125676/V27504), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
• B883, VX61457: World War Two Service Record: Lance Corporal Charles William Young (VX125676), National Archives of Australia.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.979.
2. https://www.thesenior.com.au/story/5416067/myer-to-hold-exhibition-of-100-iconic-products Singer, Melissa, "Myer to hold exhibition of 100 iconic products", The Senior, 7 August 2017.
3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2shYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=epMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2112%2C4836363 Blast Turns Ship into Fireball; Three Die, The Age, (Monday, 24 March 1969), p.1.
4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2shYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=epMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3275%2C4916901 Deaths: Young, The Age, (Monday, 24 March 1969), p.16.
5. News: Western Spruce explosion finding . The Canberra Times . 43 . 12,404 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 30 August 1969 . 3.