Bill Griffiths (footballer, born 1896)
William Morgan Griffiths (24 March 1896 – 11 October 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Bill Griffiths | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Morgan Griffiths | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Kangaroo Flat, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 11 October 1970 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Kiama, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | St Kilda District | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1919 | St Kilda | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of Thomas Philip Griffiths (1855-1905),[2][3] and Ellen Griffiths (1854-1940), née Ashcroft,[4][5] William Morgan Griffiths was born at Kangaroo Flat on 24 March 1896.
He married Lola Westlake (1901-1988) on 8 June 1925.[6][7] They had three children: Frank Griffiths (1927-1988), William Thomas Griffiths (1928-2014), and Maxwell James Griffiths (1929-2017).
Football
Having played several games with the St Kilda Second XVIII, he played in his only senior game, on the half-forward flank, in St Kilda's last home-and-away match for the 1919 season, against Fitzroy, at the Junction Oval, on 6 September 1919.
Military service
Griffiths served in the Australian Army in both World War I and World War II.[8]
Later life, and death
He later lived in Canberra, and then in Kiama, New South Wales. He died in Kiama on 11 October 1970).[9][10]
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.344.
- Obituary, The Bendigo Independent, (Monday, 25 September 1905), p,3.
- Obituary, The Bendigo Independent, (Tuesday, 26 September 1905), p,3.
- Marriages, The Bendigo Advertiser, (Wednesday, 29 November 1876), p.1.
- Deaths: Griffiths, The Canberra Times, (Tuesday, 8 October 1940), p2.
- Griffiths—Westlake, The Age, (Saturday, 11 July 1925), p.7.
- Deaths: Griffiths, The Canberra Times, (Friday, 19 August 1988), p.10.
- Cullen (2015).
- Deaths: Griffiths, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Monday, 12 October 1970), p.34.
- "William Morgan Giffiths". Find a Grave.
References
- Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder Than Football: League Players at War. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
- 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.
- First World War Embarkation Roll: Sapper William Morgan Griffiths (1814), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Nominal Roll: Lance Sergeant William Morgan Griffiths (1814), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Service Record: Lance Sergeant William Morgan Griffiths (1814), National Archives of Australia.
- Second World War Nominal Roll: Sergeant William Morgan Griffiths (N104312), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
External links
- Bill Griffiths's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Griffiths at AustralianFootball.com