Fred Kennett

Frederick James Kennett (17 April 1908 – 24 August 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Fred Kennett
Personal information
Full name Frederick James Kennett
Date of birth (1908-04-17)17 April 1908
Place of birth Brunswick, Victoria
Date of death 24 August 1984(1984-08-24) (aged 76)
Place of death Strathmore, Victoria
Original team(s) Brunswick
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1928 South Melbourne 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Frederick John Kennett (1880-1969),[2] and Margaret Isabella Kennett (1885-1933), née McLellan,[3] Frederick James Kennett was born at Brunswick, Victoria on 17 April 1908.

He married Mary Kathleen Dee (1907-1966) in 1931.[4]

Football

Kennett was granted a clearance from the Brunswick Football Club in the VFA to the South Melbourne Football Club in the VFL on 18 April 1928.[5] He was granted a clearance from South Melbourne back to Brunswick on 23 May 1929.[6] He was granted a clearance from Brunswick to the Fairfield Football Club, in the Sub-District Football League, on 13 June 1934.[7]

Death

He died (suddenly) at Strathmore, Victoria on 24 August 1984.[8]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.474.
  2. Deaths: Kennett, The Age, (Monday, 30 June 1969), p.14.
  3. Deaths: Kennett, The Age, (Monday, 4 December 1933), p.1.
  4. Deaths: Kennett, The Age, (Tuesday, 23 August 1966), p.20.
  5. Football: League Permits Granted, The Argus, (Thursday, 19 April 1928), p.4.
  6. Football: Permits Granted, The Argus, (Thursday, 24 May 1928), p.4.
  7. Permits Granted, The Argus, (Thursday, 14 June 1934), p.11.
  8. Deaths: Kennett, The Age, (Monday, 27 August 1984), p.17.

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.
  • World War Two Nominal Roll: Corporal Frederick James Kennett (V311406), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  • A13860, V311406: World War Two Service Record: Corporal Frederick James Kennett (V311406), National Archives of Australia.
  • B884, V311406: World War Two Service Record: Corporal Frederick James Kennett (V311406), National Archives of Australia.
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