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Personal information | |||
Full name | William John Baxter | ||
Date of birth | 29 May 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Werribee, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 23 March 1983 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Werribee, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Werribee | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1939–41 | Melbourne | 20 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
William John Baxter (29 May 1919 – 23 March 1983) [1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2]
The son of William John Thomas Baxter (1892-1963), and Margaret Josephine Baxter (1888-1972), née Nihill, [3] William John Baxter was born in Werribee, Victoria on 29 May 1919.
His brothers, Kenneth Matthew Patrick Baxter (1917-1959), and Bernard Patrick Baxter (1929-2012), both played with Carlton in the VFL.
He married Olive Lillian Sneezewell (1919-1983) on 23 November 1940. [4]
He served in the Australian Army with the 32nd Battalion. [5]
He died at Werribee, Victoria on 23 March 1983. [6]
Bill Baxter | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | William John Baxter | ||
Date of birth | 29 May 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Werribee, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 23 March 1983 | (aged 63)||
Place of death | Werribee, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Werribee | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1939–41 | Melbourne | 20 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
William John Baxter (29 May 1919 – 23 March 1983) [1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2]
The son of William John Thomas Baxter (1892-1963), and Margaret Josephine Baxter (1888-1972), née Nihill, [3] William John Baxter was born in Werribee, Victoria on 29 May 1919.
His brothers, Kenneth Matthew Patrick Baxter (1917-1959), and Bernard Patrick Baxter (1929-2012), both played with Carlton in the VFL.
He married Olive Lillian Sneezewell (1919-1983) on 23 November 1940. [4]
He served in the Australian Army with the 32nd Battalion. [5]
He died at Werribee, Victoria on 23 March 1983. [6]