Percy Bice Explained

Percy Bice
Fullname:Percy John Bice
Birth Date:21 September 1915
Birth Place:Prospect, South Australia
Originalteam:Norwood
Height:173 cm
Weight:66 kg
Statsend:1944
Years1:1944
Games Goals1:6 (0)

Percy John Bice (21 September 1915 – 24 November 1985) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Percy was married and lived in South Australia when he enlisted in the army on 16 April 1941. He worked as a representative for the Shell Oil Company of Australia. His trade group in the army was Ordnance Stores. He served overseas in New Guinea from 8 March 1943 to 29 November 1943. His continuous fulltime war service was from 30 April 1941 to 2 October 1945.[2]

While undergoing military training, Bice had signed with South Melbourne, but he was cleared to join the Tigers, and went into the senior squad for his debut without playing a Reserves, U19s, or even a practice match with the club.[3] Bice's VFL career ended after only 6 games when he was transferred with his military unit.

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 66.
  2. BICE PERCY JOHN : Service Number - SX12450 : Date of birth - 21 Sep 1915 : Place of birth - PROSPECT SA : Place of enlistment - ADELAIDE SA : Next of Kin - BICE MARION . https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=6394498 . . B883 . Australian Army . Military record . 6394498.
  3. Web site: Bartlett . Rhett . Percy Bice . www.tigerlandarchive.org . 2 April 2019.