Gladstone Power Explained

Gladstone Power
Fullname:	Edward Gladstone Wills Power
Birth Date:	18 May 1898
Birth Place:	Queenscliff, Victoria
Death Place:	Adelaide, South Australia
Statsend:	1921
Years1:	1919–21
Games Goals1:	23 (21)

Edward Gladstone Wills Power (18 May 1898 – 10 July 1950) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of Edward Power, and Eveline Maud Power, née Wills, Edward Gladstone Wills Power was born at Queenscliff, Victoria on 18 May 1898.

He married Lillian Mavis Vorherr (1898-1964) in 1916.

Football

Hawthorn (VFA)

On 30 June 1921, he was granted a clearance to the VFA club Hawthorn,^[2] He played in 6 matches in the remainder of the 1921 season.

Death

He died in Adelaide, South Australia on 10 July 1950.^{[3] [4]}

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.

External links

• • • Edward G. "Ed" Power, at The VFA Project.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.716.
2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206701484 Football: Permits granted, The Age, (Friday, 1 July 1921), p.10.
3. News: Family Notices . Chronicle . South Australia . 13 July 1950 . 38.
4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206399330 Deaths: Power, The Age, (Monday, 31 July 1950), p.7.