Tom Chilvers Explained

Tom Chilvers
Fullname:Thomas William Chilvers
Birth Date:3 February 1919
Birth Place:Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:Padstow, New South Wales, Australia
Retired:yes
Club1:Eastern Suburbs
Year1start:1943
Year1end:44
Appearances1:4
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Club2:St. George
Year2start:1946
Year2end:47
Appearances2:2
Tries2:0
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:0
Source:[1]
Updated:16 August 2019

Thomas William Chilvers (3 February 1919 – 16 June 1990) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.

Like many players of his era, Chilvers' rugby league career was interrupted by his Army service in World War II.[2]

In the early 1940s he was playing Reserve Grade with Eastern Suburbs. By 1945, he was stationed in Papua New Guinea with the AIF and survived the conflict.[3]

After returning to Sydney in 1946, he joined the St. George Dragons and played two seasons with them, predominantly in Reserve Grade.[4]

Chilvers died on 16 June 1990 in Padstow, New South Wales aged 71.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tom Chilvers - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. www.rugbyleagueproject.org. 2019-08-15.
  2. WW2 Nominal Roll- Thomas Chilvers http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=A&VeteranId=313662
  3. Web site: Men's Honour Roll. Sydney Roosters. 16 August 2019. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090103/https://www.roosters.com.au/about/past-players/. dead.
  4. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995.
  5. Sydney Morning Herald (Death Notice) 18/6/1990