Ted McLean | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Edward Finlay McLean | ||
Date of birth | 12 October 1893 | ||
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 29 May 1915 | (aged 21)||
Place of death | Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey | ||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1912 | Geelong | 2 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Edward Finlay McLean (12 October 1893 – 29 May 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was killed in action in World War I. [1]
He played two league games for Geelong, both in the 1912 VFL season, the first in round 15 against Collingwood at Victoria Park. [2] [3] Matched up against Collingwood wingman Percy Gibb, his performance on debut was described as promising by the Geelong Advertiser. [4] His only other VFL appearance for Geelong came in round 18, a 37-point win by Geelong over Richmond at Corio Oval. [3] [5]
On 18 August 1914, McLean enlisted in the army and two months later embarked from Melbourne on the HMAT Benalla (A24), to serve with the 8th Battalion. [6] He took part in the Gallipoli Campaign and was killed in action on 29 May 1915, aged 21. [7] [8]
McLean, the youngest son of Norman and Jane McLean, was born in Geelong on 12 October 1893. [6] [9] [10] He had two brothers, Archie and Norman. [9]
Ted McLean | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Edward Finlay McLean | ||
Date of birth | 12 October 1893 | ||
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 29 May 1915 | (aged 21)||
Place of death | Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey | ||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1912 | Geelong | 2 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Edward Finlay McLean (12 October 1893 – 29 May 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was killed in action in World War I. [1]
He played two league games for Geelong, both in the 1912 VFL season, the first in round 15 against Collingwood at Victoria Park. [2] [3] Matched up against Collingwood wingman Percy Gibb, his performance on debut was described as promising by the Geelong Advertiser. [4] His only other VFL appearance for Geelong came in round 18, a 37-point win by Geelong over Richmond at Corio Oval. [3] [5]
On 18 August 1914, McLean enlisted in the army and two months later embarked from Melbourne on the HMAT Benalla (A24), to serve with the 8th Battalion. [6] He took part in the Gallipoli Campaign and was killed in action on 29 May 1915, aged 21. [7] [8]
McLean, the youngest son of Norman and Jane McLean, was born in Geelong on 12 October 1893. [6] [9] [10] He had two brothers, Archie and Norman. [9]