Charlie Young (footballer, born 1918)

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Charlie Young
Personal information
Full name Charles William Young
Date of birth (1918-10-10)10 October 1918
Place of birth Fitzroy North, Victoria
Date of death 22 March 1969(1969-03-22) (aged 50)
Place of death Port Welshpool, Victoria
Original team(s) North Carlton
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1937 Fitzroy 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Charles William Young (10 October 1918 – 22 March 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family[edit]

He married Lucy Carmel Thomas in 1943.[2]

Military service[edit]

He enlisted in the Second AIF on 13 May 1943.

Death[edit]

He died instantly from injuries he sustained in a massive explosion on the seismic survey ship Western Spruce at Port Welshpool on 22 March 1969.[3][4][5]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.979.
  2. ^ Singer, Melissa, "Myer to hold exhibition of 100 iconic products", The Senior, 7 August 2017.
  3. ^ Blast Turns Ship into Fireball; Three Die, The Age, (Monday, 24 March 1969), p.1.
  4. ^ Deaths: Young, The Age, (Monday, 24 March 1969), p.16.
  5. ^ "Western Spruce explosion finding". The Canberra Times. Vol. 43, no. 12, 404. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 August 1969. p. 3.

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