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Bill Brunier
Personal information
Full name William Davies Trembath Brunier
Date of birth (1889-04-28)28 April 1889
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria
Date of death 3 July 1956(1956-07-03) (aged 67)
Place of death Brighton, Victoria
Original team(s) Elsternwick / Collegians
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1914–15, 1919 Melbourne 9 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Davies Trembath Brunier (28 April 1889 – 3 July 1956[1]) was an Australian rules football player who served in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I.

Football career

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Brunier made his debut for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League in Round 15 of the 1914 VFL season, finishing the season having played three matches.[2] He returned for the 1915 season and played two matches. After a break due to military service he rejoined Melbourne in 1919, playing four matches. He finished his VFL career having played nine matches, scoring eight goals.

Cricket career

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In 1911 Brunier made the first of 19 first grade appearances for St Kilda and Melbourne in Victorian grade cricket.[3]

Military service

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Brunier enlisted with the Army in June 1917 and left for the War in November 1917 on the HMAT Nestor. He returned to Australia in January 1919.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne. 5 July 1956. p. 13. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Heritage Numbers – 0 – 500". Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Register of V.C.A. 1st XI Pennant, District & Premier Cricketers: 188-90 to 2008-09" (PDF). Victorian Premier Cricket. Cricket Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  4. ^ "William Davies Trembath BRUNIER". The AIF Project. Australian Defence Force Academy. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Brunier William Davies Trembath". Mapping our Anzacs. National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
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