George Page (Australian footballer) explained

George Page
Fullname:	George Edward Page
Birth Date:	13 June 1905
Birth Place:	Elsternwick, Victoria
Death Place:	Malvern East, Victoria
Statsend:	1926
Years1:	1926
Games Goals1:	1 (0)

George Edward Page (13 June 1905 – 4 September 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of John William Page (1864–1949),^[2] and Annie Elizabeth Page (1863–1906), née Buchanan,^{[3] [4] [5]} George Edward Page was born at Elsternwick, Victoria on 13 June 1905.

He married Dorothy Thelma Wessel (1908–1983) in 1932.

Football

He was granted a clearance from the Elsternwick Football Club in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA) to Essendon on 30 April 1926.^[6]

Military service

Page later served in the Australian Army in the Middle East during World War II.^[7]

Death

He died at East Malvern on 4 September 1974.^[8]

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.
• Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.
• Web site: World War II Nominal Roll: Private George Edward Page (VX75965). Department of Veterans' Affairs.
• B883, VX75965: World War Two Service Record: Private George Edward Page (VX75965), National Archives of Australia.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.683.
2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189483281 Law Notices: John William Page, The Age, (Monday, 19 December 1949), p.10.
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201672058 Deaths: Page, The Age, (Saturday, 1 September 1906), p.7.
4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242573683 Business in Dispute: Question of Ownership: Judge Neighbour Decides, The Herald, (Friday, 30 November 1906), p.3.
5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201673866 An Insolvent's Estate: Dispute over a Bakery Business, The Age, (Saturday, 1 December 1906), p.5.
6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3779117 Additional Permits Granted, The Argus, (Saturday, 1 May 1926), p.26.
7. Nominal Roll.
8. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HNFaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MpIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4577%2C709705 Deaths: Page, The Age, (Thursday, 5 September 1974), p.23.