Created and maintained by Rhett Bartlett.
This list contains the name of Richmond players, officials who went to war/enlisted/are a member of the ADF.
(N.B They may have gone to war prior to their career at Richmond, or after their career at Richmond, or during their time at another club)
If you know of any Richmond player or official (from any club grade; Seniors, Reserves, Richmond Thirds etc, Trained with Richmond) who should be on the list below, please email me at rhettrospective at gmail.com
WAR DEATHS
Those who gave their ultimate sacrifice to their country. (World War One and World War Two)
Player | Age | Years Played | War info | Died
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| Bill Nolan | 27 | 1914-1915 Seniors | Sergeant, 58th Battalion | 23 July 1916, Boulogne France. | Severe gunshot wounds | |
| Patrick 'Toots' O'Loughlin | 48 | 1887-1892 Seniors | Private 24th Battalion | 26 August 1916 | Killed and buried by a shell at Mouquet Farm. b: 1868 in Richmond Looks like his enlistment papers has him as 42. | |
| Alexander Salton | 45 | 1887-1889 Seniors | 60th Aust. Inf Batn | 10 Sept 1916 | Died from gunshot wound to the abdomen. | |
| Arthur Owen 'Ginger' Quinn | 39 | 1898 Seniors. | Private. 22nd Aust Infantry Battalion. | 15 Nov 1916 | Killed in action. Born 1875 | |
| Artie Harrison | 24 | 1911 Seniors | Lance-Corporal 22nd Battalion | 3 May 1917, Bullecourt France | Killed at the Second Battle of Bullecourt. | |
| Les Lee | 22 | 1913 Seniors | Private 10th Machine Gun company | 8 June 1917 | Hit by a shell in a trench at Snitchells Farm, Messine, France. Wounds to head, chest and legs. Bereavement notice | |
| Herbert Ivar Martin | 23 | 1939 Reserves | Corporal VX35665 | 17 May 1941 | Died at Bathurst Training Camp when Bren Gun Carrier crushed him | |
| Gordon Addison Graham | 25 | 1937 Reserves | Leading Supply Assistant | 1 March 1942 | Killed when HMAS Perth sunk | |
| John Oswald 'Ossie' Jennings | 21 | 1940 Reserves | Corporal. AIF | 29 July 1942 in Egypt. | RFC MB 31/1/1940 has Jennings requesting a tryout, through a letter from J.L Murphy (Hamilton delegate). The club asked Stan Judkins for information on Jennings. Judkins was Hamilton coach. He is listed at 6ft 1, 13st 4, and a half back. Played Hamilton United. Labourer. Born in Hamilton (3 Oct 1920) Farewell by club in 1941 | |
| Bill Cosgrove | 24 | 1940 Seniors | Flight Sergeant 30 Squadron | 11 Aug 1943 | Piloted A19-74 which crashed 7 miles after an early morning take-off in the waters off Goodenough Island, New Guinea. The Best First Year Player at Richmond is co-named in his honour. His nephew is former Governor-General and Chief of the Defence Force Sir Peter Cosgrove. Minute silence between Rich vs Haw | |
| Hector Charles Munro | 25 | Trained RFC 1941 Trained. Permit RFC 1941. | Flying Officer RAAF | 26 November 1943 | Flying Battle, Off New Guinea. Buried at Lae War Cemetery & Lae Memorial Panel 6. No known grave. Finally listed in press as presumed dead in April 1945. Reached semifinals 1941 Stawell Gift. Played with Stawell FC. Completed first solo flight in early 1942. B: 24 Jan 1918, Stawell. | |
| Frank Percy Stamford | 20 | 1941 Richmond Recruits B+F. | 29/46 Battalion. Private | 7 Dec 1943 | New Guinea KIA. Born: 29 Apr 1923. Listed in 1953 Sporting Globe as former player. Listed in RFC Annual Report 1945. | |
| Ralph James Ayers | 23 | 1939/40 Reserves | Flight Sergeant RAAF | 20 Dec 1943 | Aircraft failed to return from 'minelaying operations'. Frisian Island. All 7 crew presumed lost in North Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Born: 1 Aug 1920 in East Prahran Remembrance notice from family. Permit from Prahran 2nds and Melbourne to Richmond FC 10 May 1939 | |
| Richard (Dick) John Power | 20 | 1941/42 Reserves | RAAF. Warrant Officer. | 27 Jan 1944 Germany | ' Air Operations'. Lancaster aircraft JB 637 crashed in Stuecken. All 7 crew members died. Buried in Berlin War Cemetery. Mentioned in Minute Book March 17 1942. Also his father wrote to club (28/8/1940 MB) 'stating that Hawthorn were desirous of signing his son, but his boy would like to have a try at Richmond'. And again 17/3/1942 that Jack had been 'transferred to Adelaide by RAAF". Born: Feb 6 1923 in Barfold Vic formerly of Xavier College | |
| Bill Garvie | 33 | 1934-1935 Seniors | Private 20 Field Bakery Platoon | 27 June 1944 | Died on Active Duty in Queensland when his military vehicle overturned on Gillies Highway and he suffered fractured spine, wrist and lacerate skull. Died the following dayReference to his passing. | |
| John Garnet Shearer | 20 | 1943 Reserves | Warrant Officer, Squadron | 7 April 1945 | Died when shot down by flak off Port Gariboldi returning from a raid on a ferry terminal near Pontelagooscuro. Plane crashed into the sea. 3 crew lost lives. Pilot survived. Enlistment photo in file | |
| Norm Stanley Le Brun | 36 | 1925 Reserves | VX76818 2/10 Cavalry Commando Squadron. | Died: 15 November 1944 | in New Guinea, killed by a sniper near Danmap River. First Australian to die at Aitape-Wewak campaign. | |
| Walter Johnston | 62 | 1908 player | Staff Sergeant WW2, AFV School. v5088 | 18 July 1946 | Died of coronary occlusion. As he has a Roll of Honour card, his death is deemed war related. | |
WAR SERVICE
Below is a list of Richmond players/officials who went to war and survived.
Crimean War
Player | Richmond association | War info
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| Charles James Jago | Patron 1894-95 | Bugler. 1st Batallion of Rifle Brigade. | ||||
Boer War
Player | Richmond association | War info
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| William Arnott | 1893 player | 4th Vic Imperial Bushmen in the Boer War | ||||
| Daniel Charles 'Artillery' Collins | 1892 player | Victorian Artillery Regimental No.247 Boer War (joined 25-1-1902) | ||||
| George Johnson | 1901-1904 player | Volunteer Mounted Infantry Unit | ||||
| Alex Johnston | 1908 player | 2nd Australian Commonwealth Horse. Served in Boer War, WW1 and WW2 | ||||
| Clovis Mainon | 1885 Treasurer | Most likely fought on the Boer side | ||||
| John "Jack" Johnston Tait | 1899-1900 player | Lieutenant, 'who served in South Africa with the Scottish Horse and also was one of the officers connected with the late Captain Benson's Lancers.' Herald 1902 MB. Tait received wounds from Boer bullets in both legs. Appeared at the Farewell to William Malone in 1902. Also served in Zulu Rebellion, and WW1 for Australia. | ||||
| Carl Frederick Wulff | 1896 player | Private in the Imperial Light Infantry for The Soldiers of the Queen | ||||
Zulu Rebellion
Player | Richmond association | War info
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| John "Jack" Johnston Tait | 1899-1900 player | Served in Zulu Rebellion in 1906, and Boer War, and WW1 for Australia | ||||
China 1900 - 1901 Boxer Rebellion
Player | Richmond association | War info
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| Mark Pope | 1899 player | Abel Seaman. Victorian Naval Contingent July - Dec 1900 | ||||
World War One
Player | Richmond association | War info
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| Albert Anderson | 1926 player | Driver. 4th Division Ammunition Column | ||||
| Jack Arbrew | 1913 player | Corporal. Air Mechanic 4th Squadron. Also served WW2 | ||||
| Horrie Bannister | 1924 player | Private. Depot Broadmeadows | ||||
| Albert Edward "Bert" Barnes | 1921-24 Reserves | Serv 165. Corporal. Received Military Medal. He is brother of William Barnes RFC Snrs 1915-16. A great bio of Albert is here | ||||
| David Warden Beck | Born: 1875. Died: Aug 18 1939. Club Masseur | Staff -Sergeant Army Medical Corps. Lost right eye. | 1916-1918 | |||
| Henry Martin Bice | 1922 Reserves practice match | 57th Batallion. Played football with Checker Hughes in France. Bio here Photo here with cousin | ||||
| Arthur Birtles | 1922 player | Private. 14th Battalion. | ||||
| Leonard Bolitho | Trainer 1939-1941 | Pvt 2626 46th Battalion *Also served WW2 | ||||
| Arthur Brennan | 1896-97, 1903-1904 | Pvt 51513. Court Martialed | ||||
| Jack Bristow | 1913 player | Lieutenant. 6th Battalion. Military Cross. | ||||
| Norm Brooker | 1911 | Corporal. 2/5 Battallion | ||||
| Jim Burchill | 1918 player | Private. Lab Assistant. | ||||
| Johnny Campbell | 1921 trained | Noted Sth Fremantle player. Born 1st March 1894. | ||||
| Ernest 'Mick' Carter | 1910 player | Sergeant. Metal Buyer. | ||||
| Joe Corfield | 1926 player | Army 1329. Flying Corps | ||||
| Francis John Costello | 1930s committee and social secretary | 13th Light Horse brigade No. 1328. Served with Frank Huggard. Also a jockey for F.H.Lewis and C. Wheeler | ||||
| George Cleaver Craven | 1924-25 Reserves | No. 3614 | Also Served in WWII aged 40. Brother of Richard Craven. | |||
| Richard Blackmore Craven | 1919 Reserves | Sgt 6th Battalion. Gallipoli More info And more info Capt of War footy team . Nickname 'Snowy'. | ||||
| Frederick Thomas Crooks | 1922-24 | Serv 1523 | ||||
| Arthur Danks | 1912-1915 player | Driver. 4th Field Artillery | ||||
| Ted Derrick | 1916 player | Private. 23rd Battalion. | ||||
| Norman Digby | 1920 Reserves | 12280. Lance Corporal. Also served WW2 | ||||
| Alec Eason | 1916 player | Private. 5th Battalion. Possibly team photo | ||||
| Percy Ellin | 1910 player | Private. 60th Battalion. | ||||
| Claude Fell | 1918 player | Private. 90th Company. Depot Navy | ||||
| William Ernest Fildes | 1906-1907 player | 12th Field Company. Gallant conduct. War record Conscription ad | ||||
| Ted Fisher | 1918 player | Warrant Officer. 57th Battalion. | ||||
| Arthur Fox | 1917-1918 player | Lance Corporal. 6th Battalion. | ||||
| George Gibson | 1907-1912 player | Private. 6th Battalion. He wrote a letter whilst at war | ||||
| Bruce Godfrey | 1910 player | Corporal. 23rd Battalion. | ||||
| Dave Griffiths | 1923 player | Sapper. 13th Field Company. | ||||
| Alex 'Joker' Hall | 1910 coach | DEPOT 62143 Home Service Langwarrin | ||||
| Frank Harley | 1915-17, 19-25 player | Engine Room Artificer. Royal Aust Navy | ||||
| Doug Hayes | 1922-28 player | Driver. 1 Division Signalling Company | ||||
| William Tullock Hendrie | 1905-1906 player. | Sergeant 59th Battalion | ||||
| Gerald Hogan | 1911-12 | Service Number - 1778 | ||||
| Edmund Hood | 1916-19 player | 2nd Class Air Mechanic. | ||||
| Charles Wyatt Hudd | 1904 VFA player | No. 227. Gunner. | ||||
| Frank Huggard | 1919-20, 22-25 | 13th Light Horse | ||||
| Frank 'Checker' Hughes | 1914-15, 19-23 player | Sergeant. 57th Battalion. | ||||
| Les Irwin | 1911 player | Sergeant. 13th Light Horse Regiment | ||||
| Hugh James | 1909-16, 1919-23 | Lieutenant. 3rd Pioneer Battalion. Military Cross. 12th Field Company. | ||||
| Jack James | 1926 player | Lieutenant. 3rd Pioneer Battalion. | ||||
| Bert 'Dook' Jennings | Trainer | Reference here in 1916. War referenced Possibly Herbert James Jennings 5628. This says he was G Jennings | ||||
| Alex Johnston | 1908 player | 2nd Australian Commonwealth Horse. Served in Boer War WW1 and WW2 | ||||
| Ted Keggin | 1912-1914, 1917 | Navy. Also served WW2 | ||||
| Basil Kiernan | 1916 player | Private. No.1 Sea Transport. | ||||
| Lyster Kirkpatrick | 1909 player | Sapper. 3rd Division Signals. | ||||
| Percy Claude Langdon | 1938-55 committee | 5th Field Coy Engineers. No. 3777 | Military Medal for Bravery | |||
| Dave Lynch | 1912 player | Driver. 1st Divisional Train. | ||||
| John MacGregor | 1911 player | Staff Sergeant. 4th Motor Transport. | ||||
| Dave Mahoney | 1911 player | Private. 5th Battalion. | ||||
| Ernest Edward Main | 1902 VFA player | Occupation: Butcher. No. 940 Pvt. Awarded Military Medal for Bravery J1917. 39th Battalion | ||||
| Bill Marshall | 1915 player | Private. 15th Machine Gun Company | ||||
| Jim Maxfield | 1924-1925 | Private. 59th Battalion | ||||
| George May | 1911 | 2nd Lieutenant. | ||||
| Harry Maynard | 1914 player | Lieutenant. 29th Battalion. | ||||
| Bob McCaskill | 1923-25 player | Sergeant. 1st Division Artillery. | ||||
| Jim McDonald | 1915 player | Private. 23rd Battalion. Injured here http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article254635347 | ||||
| George McIntosh | 1912-1919 Asst. Secretary | Paymaster at Broadmeadows Camp. (His son Donald died at war) | ||||
| Joe McKenzie | 1910 player | Corporal. 13th LIght Horseman. | ||||
| George McLear | 1914 player | Bombardier. 36th heavy Artillery. | ||||
| Hector Milne | Committeeman / Past Player | Lieutenant 7th Australian Light Horse 1914-1916 | ||||
| Dan Minogue | 1920-25 player | Bombardier. 3rd Divisional Ammunition. | ||||
| Dave Moffatt | 1912-1917, 1919-20 | Home Defence Force | ||||
| Vern Moore | 1925 player | Lance Corporal. 14th Field Company | ||||
| Fred Morgan | 1913-15 player | Staff Sergeant. 10th Field Ambulance. | ||||
| Mel Morris | 1921-1926 player | Gunner. 3rd Field Artillery | ||||
| George M Muir | 1923 Permit | Came from Longwarry to Richmond to Preston. Possibly CarltonFC 1915, 18-19, Fitz 1919) | ||||
| Alan O'Donoghue | 1912 player | Mentioned in The Argus and Punch | ||||
| George Ogilvie | 1920 player | Lance Corporal 7th Battalion. | ||||
| Percy Page | Secretary | RAAF Administrative branch. Flt Lieut. | ||||
| James Thomas "Jimmy" Parker | 1919-22 Reserves | V80907. Son of VFA player Jimmy Parker. | ||||
| Ernest John Parkinson | 1920 Reserves | Trooper 1631 | ||||
| George Parkinson | 1919-1921 | Lieutenant. 1st Division Trench Mortar. | ||||
| Harry Pollock | 1923-24, 26 | Corporal. 36th Aust Heavy Artillery. | ||||
| Allan Thomas Prewett | 1928 Reserves | Navy PM3861 | ||||
| Dick Price | 1912 player | Corporal. 2/A Trench Mortar Battery. | ||||
| Syd Price | 1909-1910 | Lieutenant. | ||||
| Henry Archibald Richardson | 1902-1904 player | Served with USA in WW1 and WW2. FHL Roll No 1544261 | ||||
| Arch Robinson | 1911 player | Corporal. A Provost Corps. | ||||
| George Ross | 1923 player | Air Mechanic. Australian Flying Corp. | ||||
| Billy Rudd | 1917-18 player | Private. 6th Battalion | ||||
| Ernie Rudduck | 1904-1906 player | Lance Corporal 57th Battalion. Served in WW2 | ||||
| Ted Ryan | 1908 player | Lieutenant. Naval Military. | ||||
| Bryan Joseph Rush | 1919-20 Reserves | Australian Army Pay Corps. Also Served in WW2 | ||||
| Alex Salvado | 1912 player | Sapper. 13th Field Company | ||||
| Bobby Scott | 1910-1911 player | Private. 10 Machine Gun Company | ||||
| Jack Sheehan | 1915,1917 player | Sergeant. 5th Battalion. | ||||
| William Henry “Bill” Sheppard | 1913 - 1917 committeeman | possible War record Referenced here and here and photo here , and here , 1914 info here | ||||
| Wilfred Stott | 1919-20 player | Staff Sergeant. 7th Light Horse Regiment. | ||||
| John "Jack" Johnston Tait | 1899-1900 | Lieutenant. 13th Light Horseman Regiment. Wounded in action at Gallipoli at Lone Pine, later served for Sea Transport Service. Here he is back row , 6th from left in Egypt. Also served in Boer War, and Zulu Rebellion. | ||||
| Frederick William Tauschke | 1919 Reserves | 23rd AIF | ||||
| Dudley George Tong | 1906 player | 21st Battalion | ||||
| Bill Thorpe | 1914 player | Private. Army. | ||||
| George Threlfall | 1919, 1923-24 player | Private. 18th Reinforcements. | ||||
| Frank Eustace Turner | 1907 player | Private 4928. Later played StKilda Snrs 1910 | ||||
| Francis Twomey | 1913-1914 player | Sergeant. 14th Battalion. | ||||
| George Valentine | 1924-26 player | Air Mechanic. 7th Training Squadron. | ||||
| Tom Watson | 1897,1901, 03 VFA player | Referenced here, and here | ||||
| Bob Williams | 1946 trained | RAAF | ||||
| Edward Hugh Williams | 1892-94, 98-99 player | Private 15/8/1916 - discharged 14/10/1918 | ||||
| Tom 'Sconny' Williams | 1898-99, 04-06 VFA player | Referenced here. Thomas James Williams - Munitions Worker, number 605. | ||||
| George Grant Ward | 1909 player | Private 24th Battalion. | Discharged due to rheumatism. Serv. No. 2485 | |||
| Harry Weatherill | 1919 player | Private. 22nd Battalion | ||||
| Horrie Weeks | 1915 player | Corporal. Anzac Corp | ||||
| Albert "Nip" Walter Whitaker | 1911 committeeman | Bombardier. No. 10486. His brother Herb was a RFC Trainer, and other brother Charles was committeeman, timekeeper, life member | ||||
| John James White | 1910 player | Private 1935 | ||||
| Stan Wootton | 1923 player | Lieutenant. 59th Battalion. | ||||
| John Thomas "Jack" Wright | 1901 player | Service No. 1285. Tropical Force. Also played for Geel 1902-06 | ||||
| Joseph Edgar Youlden | 1907 player | Lance Corporal 3263 60th Battalion | ||||
World War Two
Player | Years Played | War info
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| Ken Albiston | 1946-51 player | Aircraftman 1 RAAF | ||||
| Robert Raymond Alexander | 1942 Seconds player | Awarded D.F.C for sinking German submarine (U Boat) in Bay of Biscay | ||||
| F. Anderson | Richmond Recruits | A.I.F (1942) | ||||
| Les Anderson | Air Force. Listed in RFC Annual Report 1945 and 1946 | |||||
| Jack Arbrew | 1913 player | Corporal. Air Mechanic 4th Squadron. Also served WWI | ||||
| John "Jack" William Ashby | 1944 Reserves player | RAAF 449084 Cleared to Richmond from Dandenong. Signed to Richmond on recommendation of Fred Cook. Born: 10 June 1921 Bacchus Marsh. Postal worker. | ||||
| James Alexander Arbucklr jnr | 1932 Reserves | A1181 Warrant Officer | ||||
| Noel Henry Ashton | 1947 Reserves | V513462 | ||||
| Col Austen | 1950-52 player | Signalman. Australasian Heavy Wireless Section | ||||
| Jack Baggott | 1927-35 player | Flight Lieutenant. RAAF | ||||
| Reg Baker | 1928 player | Corporal. RAAF | ||||
| Selwyn James Baker | 1928-30 Reserves | Warrant Office RAAF | ||||
| Eric Thomas "Bluey" Barnett | 1942 Reserves | RAAF | ||||
| Jack Barnett | 1924-26 player | Warrant Officer. RAAF | ||||
| George Bates | 1937-39 player | Lance Corporal. Army. | ||||
| Dave Baxter | 1934-36 player | Private. Army. | ||||
| Ken Baxter | Reserves 1937 | VX110353 | ||||
| Allan Bayliss | 1940-41 Richmond Seconds | son of Thomas Bayliss. W/2160 Royal Aust Navy. Discharged 18 Dec 1945 | ||||
| William Benton | 1928-32 player | Private. 2/28 Aust. Infantry Battalion | ||||
| Percy J Bice | 1944 player | Warrant Officer. Army. | ||||
| Jack Bisset | 1928, 1931 player | Gunner. Army. | ||||
| David George Bognuda | 1932-34 | Private VX137672. | ||||
| Leonard Bolitho | Trainer 1939-1941 | Lieutenant. Army. V4415. Born 19 March 1894 in Bendigo. Died 1962 in Bendigo | ||||
| Bill Boromeo | 4ths Coach | Serv 148708 Aircraft Maintenance in Darwin | b: 25 August 1921 as Albert Edward Western Boromeo | |||
| Allan Bouch | 1925 player | Squadron Leader. RAAF Headquarters. Photo of him in RAAF team | ||||
| Frank Bourke Snr | 1943, 1946-47 player | Flight Lieutenant. 54 Group | ||||
| Kevin Bourke | Reserves 1944/46 | Army. (RFC Annual Report 1945) | ||||
| Stan Brett | 1938 player | Private. 5 Battalion. | ||||
| Jack Broadstock | 1943-46 player | Private. Army. | ||||
| Peter Melville Brock | 1943 Reserves player | Army (RFC Annual Report 1945) (Magarey Medallist, Glenelg) | ||||
| Alby Broman | 1937-39 player | Able Seaman. Royal Australian Navy. | ||||
| Norm Brooker | 1911 | Corporal. 2/5 Battallion | ||||
| Keith Brooks | 1941 player | Private. Corporal. New Guinea Force. | ||||
| E. G Brown | AMF | |||||
| Len Brown | AIF | |||||
| Leslie James "Jim" Brown | 1927 Reserves | T29583 Australian Army. | ||||
| Murray Kennedy Bucknall | Warrant Officer 2/7 Batallion | VX46439 | ||||
| Cyril Burke | 1926 player | Leading Aircraftman. 1 Personnel Depot. | ||||
| Albert George Burns | 1940-41 Reserves | VX105472 | ||||
| John Vincent Cahill | Signed by Richmond July 3 1944 | Signalman S111809 Signalman SX19200 (2nd tour). Father of Jack Cahill (SA), and Brother of Laurie Cahill. His RFC permit is here, with wrong middle initial. | ||||
| Laurie Cahill | 1943 player | Corporal. RAAF | ||||
| Bruce Cameron | Trained in 1943 | RAAF. Probably 430198 | ||||
| Donald ArthurCameron | 1944 Reserves player, rover | From SA. 'A former champion SA soccer player' Army (RFC Annual Report 1945). Didn't play Aussie Rules until he joined the AIF SX29676 | ||||
| Henry Joseph Carbon | 1943 Reserve player | Navy (RFC Annual Report 1945). Possibly Harry Carbon South Fremantle | ||||
| Ronald Walter Carson | 1960s/70s Committeeman | VX55428 26 Feb 1920 Kerang | Corporal , 2/4 Field Squadron | |||
| Ernest Carter | 1910 player | Captain. Army. | ||||
| Stuart Cartwright | 1945 player | Corporal. 120 Australian General Transport. | ||||
| Douglas King Causon | 1944 Reserves | Service No. 49166. B: Burnley 27 Jan 1921, D: 31 Jan 1985. Permit to RFC here | ||||
| George Clark | 1922 player | Private. Volunteer Defence Corps. | ||||
| George Cleaver Craven | 1924-25 Reserves | V80957 | Also Served in WWI. Brother of Richard Craven. | |||
| Clement Clearihan | 1932 Seconds player | Private V68935 | ||||
| Bill Cockburn | 1941 Seconds player | Bombardier (also a Richmond Cricketer) | ||||
| Ted Collinson | 1932 player | Private. 32 Batallion. | ||||
| Kevin Colls | 1942, 1946-47 player | Lance Corporal. Northern Territory Force Postal Unit. | ||||
| Reg Conallin | 1940 Trained | From Deniliquin. V508563 2/3 Aust Field Butchery Pl | ||||
| Matt Connors | 1922-1923 player | Captain. 7th Battalion. | ||||
| Denis John 'Dinny' Conway | 1944 Reserves W.A winger for East Fremantle | Army. (RFC Annual Report 1945) | ||||
| Alf Cook | 1942 Reserves | T492373 | ||||
| Cecil Cook | 1945 trained. | Listed in RFC Annual Report 1945. Air Force. Brother of Fred/Keith | ||||
| Fred Cook | 1944-49 player | Leading Aircraftman | ||||
| Keith Cook | 1944-46 player | Leading Aircraftman | ||||
| Jack Cotter | 1935-41 player | Corporal. 2/2 Australian Pioneer Battalion | ||||
| Vic Cottrill | Signed 6 Oct 1942 . Trained 10 Apr 1943 w/club | RAAF | ||||
| Jack Crane | 1937-42 player | Private . 42 Aust. Field Ordnance Depot. | ||||
| Fred Crapper | 1936 player | Sergeant. Central Sick Quarters. | ||||
| Joseph Gabriel Crohan | 1940 trained | Army V38429, RAAF 434322. His cousin was Kevin Crohan (1942, 1 game) as per email from Leo Crohan, Joseph's son. | ||||
| Kenneth Alfred John Crowley | 1941 + 1946 trained | VX78090 Private 2/24th Btn. From Stoney Creek. Enlisted 17 March 1942, Discharge 26 Jan 1944. B: 22 Sept 1921 Traralgon, D: 8 Oct 2004 Leongatha. Won Sth Gippsland League B+F 1939 aged 17. 6ft, 12 st | ||||
| Jack Currie | 1939 player | Private. Lance Sergeant | ||||
| Max Currie | 1947-51 player | Leading Aircraftman. 17 Stores Depot | ||||
| Douglas Raymond D'Oliver | 1944 Reserves player | Air Force. Mentioned in RFC Annual Report 1945. 147315 WW2 | ||||
| H Daley | Min Book 14 April 1942 says 'in camp'. 4 March 1941 Min Book says ' G Tanner: re player H Daley'. Unsure of Richmond connection | |||||
| J. Darling | 1943 recruit | RAAF. Was cleared from Melbourne to Richmond | ||||
| Pat Davey | 1935-36, 42 player | Leading Aircraftman. | ||||
| Kevin Deagan | 1944,46 player | Leading Aircraftman. | ||||
| Wilfred Joseph Deegan | 1929 Reserves | Corporal | ||||
| Thomas Cailan Delahunt | 1949-50 Reserves | VX105421 | ||||
| George Clarence Dempster | 1941 Reserves | VX107090 2/2 Field Regiment http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78299799 | ||||
| Harold Thomas Devine | 1929 Reserves | Royal Aust. Navy Volunteer Reserves | ||||
| Norman Dickson | 1936-39 player | Sergeant. 112 Aust, Light Anti Aircraft Regiment | ||||
| Norman Digby | 1920 Reserves | V356453 Lieutenant. Also served WW1 | ||||
| Sid Dockendorff | 1932-33 player | Warrant Officer Unit Stores Accounts Section. | ||||
| Noel Doherty | 1943,45 player | Leading Radio Mechanic, Royal Aust Navy | ||||
| Henry Maxwell Dowdell | 1939-41 Reserves | Corporal VX90385 | ||||
| Leslie John Dowse | 1946 Reserves | B: 16 Sept 1924, Edithvale. VX130930. Died 13 July 1975. From Chelsea FC | ||||
| James "Bluey" Douglas Dowling | 1943 Seconds player. Also played for Sth Melb 1946 | RAAF Radio Development and Installation Unit. | ||||
| Donald Downes | Signed 1941. | Born 5 July 1923. Mentioned in Minute Book 17 March 1942 'Entered camp, also joined RAAF' Service No. 430486. Sometime spelt Downs. | ||||
| Ray Dunn | President 1964-1971 | RAAF in 1941?. With the American Services. (1943AR) Posted in USA (RFC Annual Report 1945) | ||||
| William Richard Dunn | 1940 trained | Army VX103646. | ||||
| Tom Dunne | 1929-31 player | Private. 2/3 Ordnance Stores Company | ||||
| Ron Durham | 1943-44, 46-48 player | Private. 2 Cavalry Division. | ||||
| Jack Eames | 1946 player | Sergeant. 126 Aust Brigade | ||||
| Horrie Edmonds | 1934-35 player | Corporal. HQ 2 Australian Army. | ||||
| Bert Edwards | 1938-45 player | Signalman. 2 Cavalry Division | ||||
| James Wilkie Egan | 1939 trained + practice match | VX50436 Photo https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1122871 | ||||
| Max Evans | 1947-48 player | Private. 2/2 Australian Port Operating Company. | ||||
| Charles Paul Everett | 1927 Reserves | 13136 HMAS Moreton | ||||
| Alan. John Everton | 1942 Richmond Seconds/ Richmond Recruits | 57th/60th Battalion | ||||
| Horrie Farmer | 1933 player | Lance Corporal. 120 Aust. General Transport | ||||
| Walter Edwin Farr | 1936 Reserves | RAAF 54699 | ||||
| Jack Fincher | 1927-30 player | Sergeant. 3 Reserve Personnel Pool | ||||
| Edward Ambrose Finnegan | 1936 Reserves | VX54596. Corporal | ||||
| Leo Gerard Fitzgerald | 1944-46 trained | RAAF Instructor. Service Number: 410881. B: 25 June 1923. Recommended by Barney Herbert. From Ballan/Bacchus Marsh . We later cleared him to Bulleen May 15 1946 (MB). Served in US and Canada | ||||
| Fred Fitzgibbons | 1941 Reserves | VX35064 | ||||
| Jim Fitzpatrick | 1913 player | Private. 13 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corp | ||||
| F Furlong | 1947 trained | Army http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article279083224 | ||||
| Richard "Dick" Charles Flynn | 1941 Reserves | RAAF 158495 | ||||
| George William Follett | 1938 Reserves | V211820 Corporal | ||||
| Ivan Reg Foot | 1943 Reserves | Vx38335 and V8551 | ||||
| Len Foster | Trained in 1941. This article says he was 19th man for 1 game in 1941 but no evidence of this. Won 1940 Recruits B+F. Later went to Brighton. | Army (RFC Annual Report 1945) | ||||
| Don Fraser | 1945-52 player | Private. Aust. Electrical + Mechanical Engineers Training | ||||
| Rex Charles Freeman | 1944 Reserves | RAAF 147430 | Prev played with Vic Amateur team. Later went to Sandringham and West-Glenelg. | |||
| Robert Joseph Fryer | 1933 Reserves | 117649. Leading Aircraftsman. | ||||
| Aubrey William Frederick 'Fatty' Fyfe | 1939 Reserves | Sergeant V34030 | ||||
| Ronald Walter Galpin | 1930 Reserves | Service 10969. Airman. | ||||
| Ronald Frank Garraway | 1950s-1960s committeeman | V275653 (B: 6 Feb 1924) Army | ||||
| William Edward Gerrand | 1941 Reserves | RAAF 53285 Leading Aircraftman. Nth Melb FC 1941. B: 23 Dec 1916, D: 21 July 2000. | ||||
| Jack Giles | 1943 player | Corporal . 112 Australia Light Anti Aircraft Regiment | ||||
| L G Giles | 1942 Team list | Also was on 1943 list. Listed in RFC Annual Report 1945. Is it possible Jack Giles, and L G Giles are same person | ||||
| Bob Gislingham | 1933 player | Private. Composite Training Regiment. | ||||
| Walter Leonard Glenister | 1940 Reserves | Army, RAAF V62666, V142876 | ||||
| Bruce Godfrey | 1910 player | Private. 4 Battalion Volunteer Defence. | ||||
| Fred Goding | 1928 player | Major. 1 Aust. Brigade Company | ||||
| Dave James Goodson | 1930 Reserves | VX150616 Machine Gun Battalion | ||||
| Geoff Grant | 1936-38 player | Corporal. Victorian Echelon and Records. | ||||
| Graham Greene | 1939 / 1941 seconds | Gunner VX67831 . 2 Field Regiment. | ||||
| Ronaldson Oliver McKeown Grogan | 1931 Reserves | Army Citizen Military Forces | ||||
| Ed Hanley | 1921 player | Staff Sergeant. | ||||
| Leslie Arthur Handley | Trained in 1940 | VX111416 Trooper Truck Driver | Played with StKilda | |||
| James Harbinson | (1933 Reserves) | Formerly of Geelong F.C | AASC6 Division Petrol Company | |||
| Don Harris | 1926-30 player | Private. 2/24th Infantry Battalion | ||||
| Edward "Ted' Harris | 1945 Reserves | 419901 Warrant Officer RAAF | ||||
| Stan Harris | 1929 player | Leading Aircraftman. 1 Central Recovery Depot. | ||||
| Donald Harrower | 1942 Reserves player | from Cohuna. Army | ||||
| Albert Nathaniel "Pike" Hatch | 1941 trained | V38485 29th Battalion Played Nyora, and Poowong. b: 12 Aug 1918, d: 23 March 1992. 5ft 11, 12st 10. Signed by Footscray 3 years earlier on Form 4. Centre half-fwd. Was stationed at Trawool, where RFC Alan McDonald was also. | ||||
| William. “Bill” Hawley | Trainer 1938 - 1941, 1945 - 1949 | RAAF. Possibly 50214 | Minute Book Feb 17 1942 | |||
| Bob Hay | 1942 player | Major. Captain. Army Reserve. Also Vietnam War | ||||
| B Haysom | 1945 trained | Is it William Haysom This article has him from the Navy | ||||
| Bill Hearn | 1935 player | Private. 2/23 Aust. Infantry Battalion | ||||
| Geoffrey Gordon Hicks | 1941 Reserves | VX86416 . Army 2nd AIF | ||||
| Jack Hill | 1943 Reserves player | (Australian test cricketer). RAAF. | ||||
| Vic Hill | 1947 player | Private. Unallotted Reinforcement. | ||||
| Joe Hinson | 1942, 1944 player | Private. 1 Aust Ordnance Port Detachment. | ||||
| Gordon Hislop | 1923-24 | Sergeant. Volunteer Defence Corp. | ||||
| Alby Hodges | 1940 player | Lance Corporal. 2/1 Guard Regiment. | ||||
| Brian Joseph Hogan | 1943 Reserves | Corporal RAAF HQ 40324 | ||||
| Max Hood | 1949 player | Private. 24 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps | ||||
| C. Hooper | 1939 supplementary player | 'Was in camp for 3 mths before April' | ||||
| Geoffrey Gordon House | 1940-1941 Seconds player | Private. 65 Search Light Battery | ||||
| Ray Horne | 1941 Reserves | RAAF 55165 | ||||
| Frank Howard | 1943, 1948 player | Leading Writer , Royal Aust Navy | ||||
| Frank Hughes Jnr | 1944 player | Private. 15 Field Ambulance. | ||||
| Ian Hull | 1936-42, 45 player | Warrant Officer 2. Lieutenant. | ||||
| Ray Hunt | 1943 player | Leading Aircraftman | ||||
| Bert James | 1947 player | Signalman. 15 Aust. Line Section | ||||
| John “Jack” Francis Jobson | 1920-24 Reserves | Warrant Office Rank 2 | ||||
| Alex Johnston | 1908 player | 2nd Australian Commonwealth Horse. Served in Boer War WW1 and WW2 | ||||
| Les Jones | 1944, 46-49 player | sapper 54 Aust. Field Park Company | ||||
| Clarrie Jordan | 1934-36 player | Leading Aircraftman. 8 Squadron. | ||||
| Stan Judkins | 1928-36 player | Sergeant. 2/12 Transport Platoon. | ||||
| Alfred Leslie Jurey | 1933 Reserves | Seaman PM3255 | ||||
| Darrell Kevin Kallady | 1944-45 Reserves | 53385 RAAF Leading Aircraftsman | ||||
| Ted Keggin | 1912-14, 17 player | Chief Shipwright. HMAS Cerberus. Also served WW1 | ||||
| Jack Keenan | 1936 Reserves | B: 27 Oct 1915. D: 11 April 1997. Coastwatcher for Royal Aust. Navy. Received Distinguished Service Cross. Bio here. Bio here as well. | ||||
| Pat Kenney | 1945 trained Played 1945 Reserves here | RAAF .(Possibly 409797 : Date of birth - 27 Aug 1922 : Place of birth - ST LEONARDS NSW : Place of enlistment - MELBOURNE : Next of Kin - KENNEY VINCENT) | ||||
| Terence William Keogh | 1938-39 Reserves | V56833 | ||||
| Frank Kight | 1927-28 player | Corporal. 2 Medical Rehabilitation Unit. | ||||
| Dan Knott | 1947 player | Driver. Southern Command Car Company | ||||
| Arthur Kemp | 1943-46 player | Sergeant. Army | ||||
| William Joseph Large | 1930-33 Reserves | VX142257 57/60 Batallion. | ||||
| Albert Victor "Harry" Lauder | 1926 trained + practice match | Army Lieutenant QLD L or C Concert Party. 3xflag with CollFC | ||||
| Allen Lewis | 1944 player | Petty-Officer, Royal Aust Navy. | ||||
| Jack Leyden | 1940-42 Richmond Seconds | RAAF. 630 Squadron. Serv No. 418137 | ||||
| Jim MacBeth | 1938 player | RAAF | ||||
| John William Madigan | 1928-31 Reserves | Service: 51358 photo there | ||||
| Michael Maguire | 1910-12 player | Served with the British Army. Was also an Engineer Officer Batman | ||||
| Des Martin | 1942 player | Private. Gunner. | ||||
| Francis Xavier Martin | 1946 trained | Service No. V356468. B: 19 May 1921 in Richmond | ||||
| Gordon Sydney Martin | 1942/1944 player | Lance Sergeant VX118401. Brother of Herbert Martin who died at war (see above). | ||||
| Walter Kenneth Maskiell | 1944 Reserves player | Navy. (played with East Fremantle) | ||||
| Studley Horace Martin | 1919-22,28 Reserves | VX69431 | ||||
| Don Matson | 1943 Reserves | Nephew of Phil Matson. W400051 and 429763 RAAF | ||||
| Alfred Ronald "Ron" Matthews | 1942 + 1944 trained | RAAF 146935 | From South Sydney, recruited in 1942. 6ft 2, 13.5 st. Kicked ball 65 yards with canvas shoes in 1942 at a picnic match. (Cleared to Sth Melbourne May 15 1946). Got permit in 1944 to West-Glenelg. Details from NSW site with photo Born circa 12 Oct 1924 | |||
| Noel May | recruited Richmond 27 May 1937. | Noel Newton May from Queenscliffe VX25581]. Was Prisoner of War- audio of him talking at 14min 20sec mark | ||||
| Harry Maynard | 1914 player | Flying Officer. Squadron. | ||||
| Charles George McCart | 1925 Reserves | Q123961 N T Canteen Service. | ||||
| Andrew George McCarthy | 1944 Reserve players | Army (RFC Annual Report 1945). VX100688 | ||||
| Bob McCaskill | 1923-25 player | Lieutenant | ||||
| Basil McCormack | 1925-36 player | Staff Sergeant. Army | ||||
| John McCormick | 1923 | player Flying Officer. | ||||
| Alan McCrory | 1938 player | Aircraftman. | ||||
| Alan McDonald | 1939-41, 43 player | Sergeant. | ||||
| Tom McEwan | 1909 player | Private. Volunteer Defence Corps | ||||
| William Edward McGraw | 1928 Reserves | RAAF | ||||
| Bob McIlveen | 1943 player | Corporal. Sergeant | ||||
| Leonard McGorlick | 1949 Reserves | Service No. 147282 | ||||
| William Russell "Rus" McIndoe | 1942-1943 Reserves | AIF Artillery served in Middle East and Alamein campaign | ||||
| George McLear | 1914 player | Warrant Officer | ||||
| Alan McQueen | 1946 trained. From Launceston | RAAF Leading Aircraftsman | ||||
| Charles Milgate | Richmond Seconds 1940 (cleared to Heatherton FC April 23 1946) | Enlisted 18 June 1940. Prisoner of War in Japan. 27th Brigade Company. Played for Richmond Reserves again in 1946 VX33615. Sometimes spelt Millgate | ||||
| R McNally | Committeeman 1938 Reserves | Army | ||||
| Les McNally | 1941-1942 Bootstudder | Probably Staff Sergeant VX113994 | ||||
| Peter Melville | 1945 trained | RAAF (Either Peter Gordon Melville, or Peter Vivian Melville) | ||||
| Tom Mercer | 1932 Reserves | 46th Batallion. Army. V124220 | ||||
| William Vern Moore | 1940-41 Reserves | RAAF 410076 | ||||
| Fred Morgan | 1913-15 player | Private. 18th Battalion | ||||
| Bill Morris | 1942, 44-51 player | Gunner. | ||||
| B Morrison | 1945 Recruit | RAAF | ||||
| Wilfred Henry Muir | 1940 Richmond list | VX36310. Prisoner of War at one stage. Survived. D:1967. | ||||
| George F 'Blue' Mumford | 1934 Reserves Footy History | AIF. War record Mentioned here, and POW VX6234 , and here and here. Golden Square legend | ||||
| R Murnane | Trained RFC May 1943 | RAAF. Is it Raymond Michael Murnane 127427 (b: 31 July 1924) | ||||
| Sel Murray | 1945-46 player | Private. | ||||
| Phil Nagle | 1941-46 player | Private. Sapper. | ||||
| George Nelson | 1946 player | Private. | ||||
| Jack Netherway | Trained in 1946 | 6 Service Flying Training School Mallala. | ||||
| P Neville | Trained 1945 | RAAF | ||||
| Cyril Nott | 1921-22 player | Flight Lieutenant. | ||||
| Alan Nutter | 1943 player | Able Seaman, Royal Aust Navy | ||||
| Cyril O'Brien | 1936 player | Staff Sergeant | ||||
| Peter O'Bryan | 1941 Richmond Seconds | Service Number 119939 Air Force | Photo is in WW2 file. | |||
| Maurie O'Connell | 1937,39-41 player | Lieutenant | ||||
| Kevin O'Neill | 1930-41 player | Aircraftman. Service record here | ||||
| Len O'Rourke | 1945 recruit | AIF. This may be his service record | ||||
| Alan Oakley | 1928-31 player | Bombardier | ||||
| Stan Ogden | 1930 player | Gunner. 2/11 Field Regiment | ||||
| George Ogilvie | 1920 player | Private. | ||||
| Charles Leo Opray | 1928-30 Reserves | Private VX48566 | Lied about age, took off 2 years | |||
| James "Jim" O'Halloran | 1930 + 35 Reserves | RAAF 1 Wireless and Gunnery School 53411 | ||||
| Percy Page | Secretary | RAAF | ||||
| Alby Pannam | 1947 player | Aircraftman | ||||
| George Parkinson | 1919-21 player | Captain. Sea Transport | ||||
| Mick Patton | 1936-37 player | VX1434 Army AIF. In 1940 he sent telegram to club. Born: William Les Patton. Reserves Min Book 3 June 1942 says M Patton has died. | ||||
| John "Jack" Peggie | 1943 Reserves | V32493 | ||||
| Jack Perkins | Private? RAAF? | Brother of Bill 'Polly' Perkins. Trained with Richmond 1946 NX136731 might be him | ||||
| Jim Petrie | Reserves Treasurer, Committeeman | 1941 Navy , was coach of footy team *see bottom of page | ||||
| Stan Plowman | Signed Sept 1944 | Sgt RAAF 56120. Later inducted into Bendigo Hall of Fame. Played with Kyneton | ||||
| Harry Pollock | 1923-24, 26 player | Lance Corporal. Light Horse Regiment. | ||||
| Edward 'Ted' Keith Porter | 1944 Reserve player | 5ft 8 . RFC Annual Report 1945. AIF VX142808 | ||||
| Richard Price | 1912 player | Captain. 15th Battalion | ||||
| Eric James Pringle | 1921 Reserves | Also joined the Militia (1931-33) (aka Citizens Military Forces for 39th Batallion) | ||||
| Keith Proctor MBE | 1935 Reserves player | Private 334064, later Major (B: Nov 12, 1912, St Arnaud, d: Aug 31, 1998) | ||||
| Edward John Purchase | 1941-1942 Richmond Seconds secretary | RAAF 119731. Corporal | ||||
| Jack Quinn | 1940-41 player | Lance Bombardier | ||||
| Roy Quinn | 1940-41, 43-44 player | Gunner | ||||
| Keith Rae | 1946 player | Leading Seaman HMAS Lonsdale | ||||
| Brian Randall | 1941-45 player | Aircraftman | ||||
| R Reid | 1945 recruit | "of the Navy has a strained leg" | ||||
| Alfred Neil Rimington | 1944 Reserves (also trained with club 21.7.1942) | Air Force 126972 | ||||
| Henry Archibald Richardson | 1902-1904 player | Served with USA in WW1 and WW2. FHL Roll No 1544261 | ||||
| Doug Ring | Trained with Richmond 1941. Aust cricketer | RAAF | ||||
| Don Richards | 1946 trained | |||||
| Bill Ripper | 1935 player | Private. | ||||
| Ken Roberts | 1947-51 player | Sapper. | ||||
| Noel Ross | 1945-47, 49 player | Private. | ||||
| Ray Ross | 1922 player | Sergeant | ||||
| Herbert Ernest Walter Rosson | 1928-30 Reserves | Service No. 55839 | ||||
| Ernie Rudduck | 1904-1906 player | Private. 10th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps. Aged 58. Served in WW1 | ||||
| George Rudolph | 1922, 24-28 player | Corporal | ||||
| Bryan Joseph Rush | 1919-20 Reserves | N33197 in the Army Reserves. Also Served in WW1 | ||||
| Wally Russell | 1942-43, 45-48 player | Corporal | ||||
| Stan Ryan | 1929 player | Lance Corporal | ||||
| Horace Edward "Ted" Schenk | 1924-26 Reserves | RAAF Leading Aircraftsman | ||||
| Billy Schmidt | 1908-11, 1921 player | Private | ||||
| Jack Schofield | 1940 trained | From Pigeon Ponds. Later played with Coleraine? Is VX86392 him? RFC MB 31/1/1940 has Toolondo: W + J Schofield. | ||||
| Laurie Scott | 1946 Trained | RAAF | Brother of Jack Scott. | |||
| Ray Scriven | 1935-38 player | Private. | ||||
| Wally Sharland | Trained 1923-24. Geelong never cleared him | 2 Aust Movement Control Group WW2 | ||||
| Peter Sherman | 1947 player | Telegrapher. HMS Penguin | ||||
| Ken Sier | 1948-50 player | Gunner | ||||
| Graham Sleeth | 1939 Reserves | V53567 . Sapper. 64th Aust Army Company | ||||
| Lou Sleeth | 1937-38 player | Civil Construction Corps. | ||||
| George Smeaton | 1935-42, 44-46 player | Stoker, Royal Aust Navy | ||||
| Charles Smith | 1921-22 player | Captain | ||||
| J. F Smith | Richmond Recruits | AMF | ||||
| Laird Smith | 1939-41, 45 player | Warrant Officer 1 | ||||
| George Stanley Spence | Poss Stan Spence March 1941 recruit | 2/23 Aust Infantry Battalion. Minute Book 14 April 1942 references a Spence joining AIF | ||||
| James Frederick Spence | Corporal. 5th Field Company Minute Book 14 April 1942 references a Spence joining AIF | |||||
| Robert 'Bob' Stanley | Trained 9 March 1945 | RAAF, and is this him | ||||
| Geoff Spring | 1948-57 player | Aircraftman. | ||||
| Les Stainsby | 1927 player | Sapper. 2/10 Field Company | ||||
| Fred Stammers | 1943 player | Private. | ||||
| Michael "Mick" Stapleton | 1932-33/37 Reserves | VX110050 | ||||
| William Stebbins | 1932-33/27 Reserves | V362267 Private VDC 15 Btn | ||||
| Ray Steele | 1940-43 player | Lieutenant. Captain. | ||||
| J Stephens | Trained 19 March 1942 | From NSW (Eastern Suburbs). With RAAF | ||||
| Bob Stewart | 1922 player | Sergeant | ||||
| Alfred John "Jack" Strahan | 1940 Reserves | Sgt 29/46 Battalion | ||||
| Allan Strang | Trained w/ Richmond 16 April 1940. Fourth of the Strang brothers | 'Military Training' Possible VX89882 'Alan Robert Strang' b 11 Oct 1920 | ||||
| Colin Henry Strang | V104380. B 10 Aug 1910. Brother of Gordon, Doug. Trained with Richmond early 1933 Died Nov 11 1946 aged 36 | Trooper. 3 Australian Ordnance Stores Company | ||||
| Charles Street | 1928, 30-31 player | Staff Sergeant | ||||
| Gordon Styles | 1942-43, 45 player | Corporal. Lance Corporal | ||||
| Jack Sullivan | 1941-43, 46 player | Gunner | ||||
| Jack Symons | 1934-44 player | Gunner | ||||
| Jim Tagell | 1938-39 Reserves | Corporal | ||||
| Laurie Taylor | 1944, 47 player | Corporal. Private | ||||
| Lindsay Allan Tefler | 1941 trained | 27572 RAAF | Played with North Adelaide 1939-1940 | |||
| Keith William Todd | 1948 | Service 56832 | ||||
| Harold Tomison | 1931-33 Reserves | VX23365 Army Private. B: Richmond 23 Feb 1912/13 | ||||
| Stan Tomlins | 1948 player | Signalman | ||||
| Harold Joseph Turner | 1933 Reserves | RAAF 117968 | ||||
| Stan Vandersluys | 1953 player | Aircraftman | ||||
| Robert William Wadsworth | 1944 Reserves | 2nd Field Ambulance | ||||
| Bernie Waldron | 1940-45 player | Sapper. 15 Field Company | ||||
| Bob Walliker | 1942 player | Private. Corporal | ||||
| (first name unknown) Walsh | 1944 Practice match | RAAF | ||||
| Harold "Mick" Warne | 1945 trained. From Sturt | RAAF. Info here | ||||
| Clive Watson | 1948 player | Leading Aircraftman | ||||
| Neville Way | Navy F4120 Practice Match April 1942 | CHF from Boulder W.A 5ft 11, 13st. Later played StK 1942, Norwood 1944-50 | ||||
| Alby Western | 1952 player | Private. | ||||
| Jack Alfred Weston | 1941-1942 Assistant secretary | RAAF | RAAF and here and here. B: 5 July 1923, Ascot Vale. | |||
| Bill White | 1941 player | Lance Corporal 53 Australian Army Company | ||||
| Keith White | Trained 1947 | from Stanhope. Navy | ||||
| Reg Whitehead | 1921 player | Leading Aircraftman | ||||
| Bob Wiggins | 1944-51 player | Leading Aircraftman | ||||
| Doug Williams | 1944 Seconds | R.A.N. Sub Lieutenant. Looks like he played footy for Claremont in 1947 and Richmond in the Vic Cricket Association. Trained Richmond 1939, and was from Xavier and later Newman College? This 1947 article says he was once at Xavier. Looks like he later went to Mt. Lawley CricInfo has a Douglas Williams as playing few cricket games with W.A, and was still alive at 100 | ||||
| Glen Byrne Wills | 1949 Reserves | VX98214 | ||||
| Robert Arthur Willison | 1936 Reserves | |||||
| Keith Thomas Wilson | 1934-35 Reserves | 4th Light Horse. 83539 Service Number | ||||
| Bob Wilson | 1929 player | Trooper | ||||
| Stan Wootton | 1923 player | Captain | ||||
| Stan Yates | 1925 player | Corporal | ||||
| Harry Youlden | 1942 Richmond Seconds player. | Leading Aircraftman. Posted to Darwin 'where he was in the bombing' Service No. 55718 | ||||
| Eric Zschech | 1930-35 | Sergeant. | ||||
Vietnam War
Player | Years Played | War info
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| Bob Hay | 1942 player | Major General. Also WWII. | ||||
National Service
Player | Years Played | War info
| ||||
| Ray Allsopp | 1955-59 player | RAAF | ||||
| Gordon Andrews | 1956 player | |||||
| Ron Branton | 1953-62 | military training 1953 | ||||
| Lloyd Brewer | 1953 | military training | ||||
| Mal Brown | 1974 player | RAN | ||||
| Ray Michael Burns | 1954-1957 Reserves | |||||
| Doug Clarke | 1958-59 Reserves | Army (as per The Age 5 March and 7 April 1958) | ||||
| Lance Cox | 1954-55 | Army | ||||
| Neville Crowe | 1957-67 | Army | ||||
| James "Jungle Jim" Victor Croysdale | 1954 | Played footy for Naval http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article267348628 | ||||
| Brian Davie | Army 15th National Service Battalion | |||||
| Frank Dunin | 1953, 55-59 | Army | ||||
| Ted Dyball | 1953 trained | 21 year old , 6ft 4 follower played for North Albury. From Navy | ||||
| Jim Farrell | 1952 Reserves | |||||
| Daryl Alan Jones | 1954 | "he had been absent from Richmond because of military training" | ||||
| Lloyd French | 1970-71 | Army | ||||
| Malcolm Greenslade | 1971 | Army | ||||
| John Jenkins | 1955-59 | March 21 , 1958 Age says he was 'on military training' | ||||
| Bill Harkins | Reserves | 'military training' | ||||
| Royce Hart | 1967-77 | Army | ||||
| Reg J Hennessy | 1954 Reserves player | RAAF. Impressed in practice match on Jim Deane. Later went to Ballarat East. | ||||
| Gavin Hoare | 1952-53 | "military training" | ||||
| Kevin Hogan | 1952-53 | "military training 1953' | ||||
| Greg Hollick | 1970-72 | Army | ||||
| Colin Holt | 1958-59 | Army | ||||
| Rex Hunt | 1968-74 | Army | ||||
| Stephen Hywood | 1972 | Army | ||||
| Ted Langridge | 1955-62 | March 21 , 1958 Age says he was 'on military training' | ||||
| Brenton Miels | 1969-70 | Army | ||||
| Stan Morcom | 1952-58 | March 21 , 1958 Age says he was 'on military training' | ||||
| Frank Munro | 1956-57 | Army | ||||
| Alan Noonan | 1977 | Army | ||||
| Michael Nunan | 1971 | Army | ||||
| Ian Owen | 1969-72 | Army | ||||
| John Perry | 1964-69 | Army | ||||
| Doug Reynolds | 1958-59 | RAAF | ||||
| John Robson | 1955 | Army | ||||
| Col Saddington | 1956-62 | March 21 , 1958 Age says he was 'on military training' | ||||
| Kevin Sheedy | 1967-79 | Army | ||||
| Kevin Shinners | 1967-68 | Army | ||||
| Ray Skals | Trained March 1953 | military training | ||||
Australian Defence Force Members
Player | Years Played | War info
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| Kirra Grimes | 2018 VFLW | Signaller. 1st Intelligence Battalion. | ||||
| Alice Edmonds | 2018 VFLW | Private. | ||||
| Phoebe Monahan | 2018VFLW | ADF Sapper. | ||||
| Trish Muller | 2018 VFLW | Royal Australian Navy Petty Officer | ||||
Investigating
Did an 'Andrews', or serve in WW2. This Sporting Globe article talks about an Army Football Match.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article188830760
Also is the Cahill in the match report John Vincent Cahill, or Laurie Cahill ? (both who went to war)
May 25 1943 seniors minute book says "New Players: ..... A Pierce RAAF side. "
Who is that?
Dec 7 1943 seniors Minute Book : "Les Anderson (451 Fighter Squadron) Conveying Xmas Greetings." Also Listed in RFC Annual Report 1945 and 1946
Who is that?
20 June 1944 Seniors Minute Book: "Flight Lieut Andrews : Forwarding London Paper with photo published of Mr E Saunders". Did Ernie Saunders serve in War ? Is Lieut Andrews a player/official. Any connection to point 13.
20 June 1944 Seniors Minute Book " Mr F Galwey: Re:Likely players LAC Lawlor and LAC Kay"
Did either of these men get signed by Richmond. LAC = Leading Aircraftsman
1918 Annual Report lists J Coles as enlisted. Jack Coles played for Richmond 1909 , 3 games and is listed as a serviceman. But I can't find which Service Record is his.
1918 Annual Report lists J French as enlisted. (R + BS don't list him What role did he have for Richmond)
Richmond recruited Harold Hargreaves March 1 1940. Bendigo League rover. 5ft 8 10 stone.) From Golden Square.
Is War Record V65081 him , if he had a war record at all. Its not digitise so cant see if the height and weight match. War Record has this one at 24 Feb 1917, making his recruitment around 23 years of age.
E. G Brown AMF are listed in Annual Report. What's their connection with Richmond
Len Brown AIF are listed in Annual Report. What's their connection with Richmond
H Daley. Min Book 14 April 1942 says 'in camp'. 4 March 1941 Min Book says ' G Tanner: re player H Daley'. Unsure of Richmond connection
Ted Bourke Jnr, son of RFC Senior player Ted Bourke (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/T/Ted_Bourke0.html), apparently signed with Richmond in late 1946.
And served in WWII when he was 16 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206378937
But I think he goes on to be Ted Bourke , Nth Melb Seniors https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/T/Ted_Bourke0.html and therefore "Edward Thomas Bourke" 438904. But I wont add him to the list unless he definitely signed with Richmond or played Reserves.
James Frederick Spencer
Corporal. 5th Field Company Minute Book 14 April 1942 references a Spence joining AIF
When did he play for Richmond Reserves? I have George Stanley Spence possibly as the Stan Spence March 1941 recruit. Served 2/23 Aust Infantry Battalion. Any connection
Aug 3 1943 Minute Book has under New Players... Barbour (Navy)
Looks like Des J Leyden also served in War. But where's his war record. ( i dont think he played a Reserves game, only a practice match as looks like he was off the list in April http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22242612)
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22233906
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22237051
Jack Williams - from Swan Districts W.A, was on Richmond's supplementary list in 1943. Was in RAAF
Need to find war record. Was runner up to Bunton for Sandover Medal.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11346243
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article278573056
Investigated - Declined.
This article reference a long time supporter and worker of Richmond Football Club Frank Goldin at war.
Research shows he played for Richmond Footballers Cricket team, and played footy for Burnley. So not a strong enough connection to the actual club to warrant inclusion yet.
Richmond Guardian has article of him heading off to war and calls him 'prominent supporter of the Richmond Football Club'.
This article says Essendon player Godfrey Goldin, father Robert, was with Richmond in 1898. Are they perhaps referring to Frank. Is it the same person.
This article says it is Robert "Bob" Goldin , a prominent supporter of RFC http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article254626551
Tigers of Old book page 305 lists a M Wheeler as player who died in World War 2.
However, Max Wheeler, who played 1 game for Hawthorn in 1937, died in 1941. Yet to find his connection, if any, to Richmond. I've determined its an error in Tigers of Old.
Update: The Wheeler entry came from the April 21 1989 Football Record, page 19 which listed him under WW2 death for the club.
1918 Annual Report lists M Cronin as enlisted. (Is is Maurice Anthony Cronin, that R+BS have listed. There is an M Cronin as vice president in 1915-1917. Is this war guy too young. He enlisted when 22? Possibly his father was VP of the club, while the son was the soldier. Therefore does this Richmond Annual Report list also include relatives of current committeeman, is that why he is on the list ? We've concluded it is the son at War, but the father as the VP.
1918 Annual Report lists J McNair as enlisted/ killed (R+BS has possible James McNair from Burnley State School. But what role did he have with Richmond). We've determined this to be brother of Richmond Life Member Archie McNair. Not physical connection to the club. Was only a passionate supporter and probably mentioned in AR because of conenction to Archie http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article254635480
1918 Annual Report lists W McKeone as enlisted (R+BS has William McKeone, 24th Battalion 6857A. But what role did he have with Richmond ? Oh, he played for Beverley, local juniors in Richmond. ) Service Record. I'll leave him off the list unless I can find that he at least trained with Richmond.
1918 Annual Reports lists T Collins as enlisted
1918 Annual Reports lists C Williams as enlisted.
Thomas Heaney | 1906-1913 player | Mentioned in The Argus
This article suggest he did, but Richmond Burnley H Society don't believe that is the case.
Thomas Heaney | 1906-1913 player | Mentioned in The Argus
This article says he did not , instead he went to Sth Australia for a bit and this article . This article in 1917 said he was rejected by Army doctors, therefore I'll remove him from the War list.--
--This article says a Norm Turnbull enlisted in WW1 (Turnbull was StKilda player and later Richmond player)
However there is no War record of Norm Turnbull. There is a gap of playing years from 1915-1918 which may indicate war service, but no reference found yet. Yet this article says his last few years of footy has improved, which would be difficult if he was away at war
Trying to identify his middle name may help us see if his War Record exists
Update: So here's what we think has happened.
1. We believe Norman Turnbull (who played for StKilda and Richmond ) is Norman Albert Victor Turnbull.
2. He also ran a pool hall, and was a successful trainer.
3. He was failed to attend compulsory drill training (this is before WW1 broke out) , as he had a previous conviction.
4. He then plays with StKilda in 1914
5. From 1915 - 1918 ... we don't know what he did. (Apart from that orig article saying he may enlisted)
However, StKilda did not play in 1916-1917 due to war, so quite simply he may not have had a club to play with.
6. From 1918- 1920 he played with StKilda again
7. From 1921- 1923 he played with Richmond
8.... then became a successful trainer .... etc etc--
So at the moment, we don't believe he went to War.
Is Jack Cathie who played for us Sylvester John "Jack" Cathie | VFA 1900-1903 | Private 6972 6th Btn. Discharged as medically unfit 16/3/1918 (Valvular diseased heart). His brother was George Cathie who played for Melbourne, and VFL delegate for Haw and Gee (and VFL Life Member)
We don't think he is (made contact with granddaughter, his photo partially resembles 1902 player )
Information pertaining to player war info is from Richmond Minute Book, Annual Report, Australian War Museum, 'Harder Than Football' book which documents every League player at war.
Trove newspaper 1944 ,and the Sporting Globe's weekly series of Sportsmen who have gone to war, and Sporting Globe 1953
Hamilton Stokesbury | 1915 player | Private. 3rd Depot Regiment was originally on this list.However as of August 2, 2019 its been determined he never played for the club and that the player in question for that 1 game in 1915 is Harry Stokesberry. Harry Stokesberry does not have a war record.
Robert Brasher - https://raevictoria.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/ss-74.pdf
looks like a war service perahsp Army Reserves . Played U18 with Dad
Below have been confirmed and added
CONFIRMED. ADDED Norm Brooker (RFC 1911 3 games) - grandson says he served in BOTH WARS with 25th AIF. He has donated his father's War medals to the Richmond Museum. Norm doesn't appear on official AFL list of players who went to war. Is VX5279 him ? Born in Warrgul Vic, enlisted Kerang, next of kin Norma. Only issue is the date of birth is 28 Sep 1905, where as grandson says Norm's dob is 28 Sep 1889. The grandson now tells me that Norm lied about his age so he could serve with his son.
--CONFIRMED. ADDED TO LIST ABOVE. Herbert Martin - cousin says he played with Reserves and was 'accidentally killed in Queensland during army training'
Possibly VX35665 dob 21 Jan 1918, enlisted 2 July 1940, dod 17 May 1941
Looks like he came to Richmond in 1939
This article says he was signed up by club in 1939. Middle initial is wrong. Should be I, not J. Though possible typo
Photo of him training at Richmond
Cleared to Richmond Districts in 1939
Had a brother who trained with Richmond
This article says he signed with Richmond, and gives correct initial
Injured ankle in practice match --
6.FOUND
Francis Xavier Martin - grandson says he played in reserves and served in war.
V356468 is probably him. Francis Xavier Martin, born 19 May 1921 in Richmond (next of kin Patrick Martin). Grandson says thats him. However , I can't locate when he played for Richmond in Reserves yet. Francis is still alive, grandson to follow up. (Update: Francis passed away in July 2016) Update: There's a Martin (AIF) listed here in Pre-Season of 1946 , is that perhaps him? It couldn't be Des Martin, cause he left Richmond at end of 1942 and was coaching Berrigan at this stage.
- Probably Gerald Hogan RFC 1911-12**
1918 Annual Report lists G Hogan as enlisted. (R + BS don't list a G Hogan. What role did he have for Richmond)
- Confirmed*
Jim Petrie ? 1941 Reserves Annual Report says 'rejoined this Committee this year, was transferred to Darwin, and no time will be lost in signing him up again when he return, as Jim was a great worker for the Club'
Is it James Henderson Petrie Vt74843 born Horsham 9 Sep 1915?
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