Jack Armstrong (Australian footballer) explained

Jack Armstrong
Fullname:	John Basil Armstrong
Birth Date:	21 April 1899
Birth Place:	Kyneton, Victoria
Death Place:	Waverley, New South Wales
Originalteam:	Sydney / Kyneton
Height:	185 cm
Weight:	83 kg
Statsend:	1925
Years1:	1925
Games Goals1:	14 (6)

Jack Basil Armstrong (21 April 1899 – 21 January 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Prior to his football career Armstrong had enlisted on his eighteenth birthday to serve in World War I,^[2] serving in England and France.^[3]

Notes and References

1. 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 . 27.
2. News: MOSTLY ABOUT PEOPLE. . Kyneton Guardian . 7,916 . Kyneton, Victoria . 24 April 1917 . 2.
3. Book: Cullen, Barbara . Harder than football : league players at war . 112 . 2015 . Richmond, Victoria . Slattery Media Group . 978-0-992379-14-8.