Derek Mollison
| Derek Mollison | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Crawford Mollison | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1901 | ||
| Date of death | 19 December 1943 (aged 42) | ||
| Place of death | Rockhampton, Central Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Melbourne Grammar | ||
| Height / weight | 189 cm / 81 kg | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Crawford "Derek" Mollison (22 October 1901 – 19 December 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A Victorian representative, he retired at a young age to pursue a business career. He later joined the Australian army.[1]
On 19 December 1943, Mollison was one of 31 people on board a C47 aircraft which crashed north of Rockhampton in Central Queensland.[2] The plane, which was flying from Townsville to Brisbane, had been carrying 20 US Armed Services personnel, two non-combatants, as well as Mollison and seven others members of the Australian Defence force.[3] There were no survivors.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Capricorn Coast Business Alliance News". June 2012. Capricorn Coast Business Alliance.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b "A site to remember: Canal Creek air disaster". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
External links
- Derek Mollison's playing statistics from AFL Tables