Eustace Headlam

Eustace Slade Headlam (20 May 1892 – 25 May 1958) was an Australian cricketer and golfer. Born in Bothwell, Tasmania,[1] Headlam was a left handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler and played one first-class match for Tasmania in 1911/12, achieving a highest score of 32 not out.[1]

Eustace Headlam
Tasmanian aircrew from No. 1 Squadron AFC. Headlam is last on the right
Personal information
Full nameEustace Slade Headlam
Born(1892-05-20)20 May 1892
Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia
Died25 May 1958(1958-05-25) (aged 66)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1911/12Tasmania
Source: Cricinfo, 22 January 2016

During World War I, Headlam served in the Australian Army, enlisting on 14 April 1915 and returning to Australia on 4 March 1919, reaching the rank of lieutenant.[2] He initially served with the 3rd Light Horse Regiment and embarked with their 6th reinforcements as a trooper for service overseas on 17 June 1915, departing Melbourne on HMAT Wandilla.[3] He joined his unit at Gallipoli in October 1915 and served on the peninsula until the Australians were evacuated in December.[4]

He later served in the Imperial Camel Corps before transferring to the Australian Flying Corps and was mentioned in despatches for his service post war.[4][5] Serving in the Middle East,[6] Headlam was initially an air observer,[7] but later qualified as a pilot and took part in the Battle of Meggido in the final stages of the war.[8][9] He was credited with five aerial victories.[10] He was a law student before enlisting,[11] attending the University of Tasmania.[12]

In 1926, Headlam married Geraldine Archer.[13] Headlam was also an avid golfer. He won the Tasmanian Open in 1913 and 1919 and the Tasmanian amateur championship five times between 1912 and 1927.[14][15][16] In the 1930s, Headlam turned this into a career, becoming a professional golfer.[17]

Headlam died on 25 May 1958, at Launceston, aged 66.[1]

See also

Notes
  1. "Eustace Headlam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. "Timeline: Lieutenant Eustace Slade Headlam". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "First World War Embarkation Roll: Eustace Slade Headlam". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. "Service Record: Headlam, E S Lieutenant – 1070". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. "Honours and Awards: Eustace Slade Headlam". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. Cutlack 1941, pp. 106, 110–111.
  7. Cutlack 1941, p. 63.
  8. "Eustace Slade Headlam". The Aerodrome. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  9. Cutlack 1941, pp. 143–144, 152, 164, 169.
  10. "By the Seat of Their Pants: The Proceedings of the Conference Held at the RAAF Museum, Point Cook" (PDF). Military History and Heritage Victoria. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  11. "Eustace Slade Headlam". The AIF Project. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  12. "Headlam, Eustace Slade". Virtual War Memorial. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  13. "Wedding Bells". Daily Telegraph. 19 June 1926. Retrieved 22 December 2020 – via Trove.
  14. "History & Honour Roll – Men's Tasmanian Open and Women's Tasmanian Open" (PDF). Golf Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  15. "Golf: Tasmanian Amateur Championship – E. Headlam Retains Title". The Mercury. 29 September 1920. Retrieved 22 December 2020 – via Trove.
  16. "Tasmanian Golf". Referee. 28 September 1927. Retrieved 22 December 2020 – via Trove.
  17. "Visit of Professional". Advocate. 10 October 1930. Retrieved 22 December 2020 – via Trove.

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