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. No. 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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