Arthur Caldwell (Australian footballer)

Arthur Edward Caldwell (23 February 1886 – 26 July 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

For other people named Arthur Caldwell, see Arthur Caldwell (disambiguation).

Arthur Caldwell
Personal information
Full name Arthur Edward Caldwell
Date of birth (1886-02-23)23 February 1886
Place of birth Young, New South Wales
Date of death 26 July 1915(1915-07-26) (aged 29)
Place of death Valletta, Malta
Original team(s) Williamstown (VFA)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909 St Kilda 8 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He served overseas in the First AIF. He was badly wounded in action at Gallipoli on 14 July 1915, and died of his wounds on 18 July 1915.

Family

The son of Thomas Caldwell and Agnes Caldwell (1854–1907), née Smith,[1] Arthur Edward Caldwell was born at Young, New South Wales on 23 February 1886.

Siblings

He had nine brothers and sisters, including:

Football
The Williamstown Football Team (VFA premiers, 1907).
Arthur Caldwell is cross-legged, second from left, front row.
Jim Caldwell (also cross-legged) second from right, front row.

Williamstown (VFA)

He played 84 games for Williamstown in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) over eight seasons (1902 to 1910).[5]

In the Final match of the 1907 VFA season, played on 28 September 1907, in which Williamstown won the VFA Premiership, 7.10 (52), against West Melbourne 3.15 (34), Arthur Caldwell played on one wing, and his brother, Jim, played on the other.[6]

St Kilda (VFL)

Caldwell made his debut for St Kilda in the 1909 VFL season, playing eight games.

Military service

Employed as a compositor for The Williamstown Advertiser, Caldwell enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) at the beginning of World War I, served in the 4th Battalion and was sent overseas to Gallipoli.

Death

After being severely wounded (gunshot wounds in spine and arm) on 14 July 1915 in the fighting at Gallipoli,[7] Caldwell was evacuated to Malta on 18 July 1915.

He died in a military hospital in Valletta on 26 July 1915.[8][9]

He is buried at the Addolorata Cemetery, in Malta.[10]

See also

Footnotes
  1. Deaths: Caldwell, The Leader, (Saturday, 28 December 1907), p.51
  2. Robert John Caldwell, The VFA Project; Deaths: Caldwell, The Age, (Monday, 8 August 1927), p.1
  3. World War One Service Record: Private Thomas Campbell Caldwell (1684), National Archives of Australia
  4. World War One Service Record: Private Joseph Albury Caldwell (1786), National Archives of Australia
  5. The VFA Project.
  6. Melbourne Association Final, The (Sydney) Sunday Sun, (Sunday, 29 September 1907), p.14
  7. 61st Casualty List.
  8. 62nd Casualty List.
  9. Roll of Honour: Personal Particulars: Private A. E. Caldwell, The Argus, (Friday, 13 August 1915), p.13
  10. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

References
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