Joe Ashdown | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
30 December 1922 Toorak, Victoria |
| Died |
29 August 1982 (aged 59) Cranbourne, Victoria |
Joseph Charles Ashdown (30 December 1922 – 29 August 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the (VFL).[1]
Family[]
The son of Joseph Henry Ashdown (1891-1969), and Rebecca Ashdown (1886-1966), née Wakeling, Joseph Charles Ashdown was born at Toorak, Victoria on 30 December 1922.
He married Noreen Alice Kennedy in 1945.
Military service[]
Ashdown served as a leading aircraftman in the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War from December 1941 until April 1946.[2]
Death[]
He died at Cranbourne, Victoria on 29 August 1982.[3]
Notes[]
- ↑ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.29.
- ↑ Nominal Roll.
- ↑ Deaths: Ashdown, The Age, (Tuesday, 31 August, 1982), p.32.
References[]
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Sportsmen All, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 27 June 1942), p.3.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Leading Aircraftman Joseph Charles Ashdown (49492), Department of Veteran's Affairs.
- A9301, 49492: World War Two Service Record: Leading Aircraftman Joseph Charles Ashdown (49492), National Archives of Australia.
- E. Henfry Awaits W A Decision, The Argus, (Thursday, 27 June 1946), p.13.
- South hang on to Chambers: Wanted by VFA, The Argus, (Friday, 30 May 1947), p.12.
External links[]
- Joseph Ashdown at Demonwiki.
- J's statistics from AFL Tables
- J's profile from AustralianFootball.com
- Joe Ashdown at The VFA Project.
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