| Jack Armstrong | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 April 1899 Kyneton, Victoria |
| Died |
21 January 1942 (aged 42) Waverley, New South Wales |
| Height | 185 cm |
| Weight | 83 kg |
John 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[]
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ↑ "MOSTLY ABOUT PEOPLE.". Kyneton, Victoria. 24 April 1917. p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129585978.
- ↑ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
External links[]
- J's statistics from AFL Tables
- J's profile from AustralianFootball.com
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