Bill Lewis (footballer, born 1909)

John Joseph "Bill" Lewis (3 September 1909 – 3 August 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Bill Lewis
Personal information
Full name John Joseph Lewis
Date of birth (1909-09-03)3 September 1909
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria
Date of death 3 August 1949(1949-08-03) (aged 39)
Place of death Royal Melbourne Hospital,
Parkville, Victoria
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1931–32 North Melbourne 4 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Joseph Lewis, and Mary Agnes Lewis, née Lewis, John Joseph Lewis was born at Carlton, Victoria on 3 September 1909.

His brother, John Francis "Johnny" Lewis (1901-1973), played VFA and VFL football for North Melbourne, and VFL football for Melbourne.

He married Nellie May Ottaway (1912-1986) in 1940.

Death

He died (of a "natural cerebral haemorrhage) on 3 August 1949 at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville, Victoria from the head injuries he sustained from an altercation at St Kilda on Saturday, 30 July 1949.[2][3][4][5][6]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.512.
  2. "Dearth Notices: Lewis". The Age (29413). Victoria, Australia. 4 August 1949. p. 2.
  3. North's Seconds Secretary Dies, The Herald, (Wednesday, 3 August 1949), p.19.
  4. Death of North Melb. Official, The Age, (Thursday, 4 August 1949), p.12.
  5. North Official's Death, The Argus, (Thursday, 4 August 1949), p.19.
  6. Death After a Party, The Herald, (Wednesday, 31 August 1949), p.3.

References
  • 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.
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