Les Primrose | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Leslie John Primrose | ||
Date of birth | 14 May 1890 | ||
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 4 June 1918 | (aged 28)||
Place of death | Somme, France | ||
Original team(s) | Ballarat | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1912–13 | University | 16 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Leslie John Primrose (14 May 1890 – 4 June 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League. He served in the Australian Flying Corps in World War I and took part in dogfights against the German Red Baron unit. He was killed in a plane crash in 1918.
The son of John William Primrose (1866–1919), [1] and Catherine Ellen Primrose (1867–1937), [2] née Dent, Leslie John Primrose was born in Ballarat, Victoria on 14 May 1890.
Cleared from Golden Point to University on 26 April 1912, [3] he played in 16 senior matches over two seasons (1912–1913). [4]
Employed as a schoolteacher, Primrose enlisted in the First AIF on 2 August 1915.
He was killed in action when his plane crashed on its return flight to its base on 4 June 1918. [5]
Les Primrose | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Leslie John Primrose | ||
Date of birth | 14 May 1890 | ||
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 4 June 1918 | (aged 28)||
Place of death | Somme, France | ||
Original team(s) | Ballarat | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1912–13 | University | 16 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Leslie John Primrose (14 May 1890 – 4 June 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League. He served in the Australian Flying Corps in World War I and took part in dogfights against the German Red Baron unit. He was killed in a plane crash in 1918.
The son of John William Primrose (1866–1919), [1] and Catherine Ellen Primrose (1867–1937), [2] née Dent, Leslie John Primrose was born in Ballarat, Victoria on 14 May 1890.
Cleared from Golden Point to University on 26 April 1912, [3] he played in 16 senior matches over two seasons (1912–1913). [4]
Employed as a schoolteacher, Primrose enlisted in the First AIF on 2 August 1915.
He was killed in action when his plane crashed on its return flight to its base on 4 June 1918. [5]