George Page (Australian footballer)

George Page
George Page
Personal information
Full name	George Edward Page
Date of birth	13 June 1905
Place of birth	Elsternwick, Victoria
Date of death	4 September 1974 (aged 69)
Place of death	Malvern East, Victoria
Playing career1
Years	Club
1926	Essendon
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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George Edward Page (13 June 1905 – 4 September 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of John William Page (1864–1949),^[2] and Annie Elizabeth Page (1863–1906), née Buchanan,^[3]^[4]^[5] George Edward Page was born at Elsternwick, Victoria on 13 June 1905.

He married Dorothy Thelma Wessel (1908–1983) in 1932.

Football

He was granted a clearance from the Elsternwick Football Club in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA) ^{[ broken anchor ]} to Essendon on 30 April 1926.^[6]

Military service

Page later served in the Australian Army in the Middle East during World War II.^[7]

Death

He died at East Malvern on 4 September 1974.^[8]

Notes

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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.
Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
"World War II Nominal Roll: Private George Edward Page (VX75965)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
B883, VX75965: World War Two Service Record: Private George Edward Page (VX75965), National Archives of Australia.

External links

George Page's playing statistics from AFL Tables
George Page at AustralianFootball.com

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[1] Holmesby & Main (2014), p.683.

[2] Law Notices: John William Page, The Age, (Monday, 19 December 1949), p.10.

[3] Deaths: Page, The Age, (Saturday, 1 September 1906), p.7.

[4] Business in Dispute: Question of Ownership: Judge Neighbour Decides, The Herald, (Friday, 30 November 1906), p.3.

[5] An Insolvent's Estate: Dispute over a Bakery Business, The Age, (Saturday, 1 December 1906), p.5.

[6] Additional Permits Granted, The Argus, (Saturday, 1 May 1926), p.26.

[7] Nominal Roll.

[8] Deaths: Page, The Age, (Thursday, 5 September 1974), p.23.

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