Wallace Handley Bristowe (27 April 1922 – 1 March 2013) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
| Wally Bristowe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Wallace Handley Bristowe | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Myrtleford, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 1 March 2013 (aged 90) | ||
| Original team(s) | Carnegie | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1940–42 | Hawthorn | 11 (4) | |
| 1944–45 | Fitzroy | 18 (14) | |
| Total | 29 (18) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Personal life
editBristowe served as a sergeant in the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
External links
edit- Wally Bristowe's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Wally Bristowe at AustralianFootball.com
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