Stan Neale Explained

Stan Neale
Fullname:Stanley Walter Neale
Birth Date:2 January 1894
Birth Place:Carlton, Victoria
Death Place:Bellicourt, France[1]
Originalteam:Scotch College
Position:Half back / Back pocket
Statsend:1914
Years1:1913–14
Games Goals1:28 (0)

Stanley Walter Neale (1894–1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League. He studied law at the University of Melbourne before enlisting in the army for World War I. Awarded the Military Cross for bravery, he was killed by a shell in France in 1918.

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  1. Main, J. & Allen, D., "Neale, Stanley MC", pp.132-134 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. Batchelder, (1998), p.4 ("Captain Stanley Walter Neale, MC"). Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour: Stanley Walter Neale MC AFL Statistics: Stan Neale