Willis Reeve Explained

Willis Reeve
Fullname:Willis Leonard Burton Reeve
Birth Date:29 April 1905
Birth Place:Mandalay, Myanmar
Death Place:Carrum, Victoria
Height:184 cm
Weight:82 kg
Position:Fullback
Statsend:1932
Years1:1927–32
Games Goals1:86 (0)

Willis Leonard Burton Reeve (29 April 1905 – 6 September 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

The eldest son of British Army Sergeant Leonard Reeve (1866–1955) and Grace Marie Reeve, née Weston (1881–1948), Willis Reeve was born in what was then Burma on 29 April 1905. The Reeve family migrated to Australia in 1911.

Reeve later served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[2]

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 . 735.
  2. Web site: World War II Roll: Willis Leonard Burton Reeve . Department of Veterans Affairs.