Thornton Clarke
| Thornton Clarke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thornton Gainsborough Clarke | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Essendon, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 19 July 1916 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Fromelles, France | ||
| Original team(s) | Mt Lyell[1] | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1911 | Fitzroy | 4 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Thornton Gainsborough Clarke (27 November 1891 – 19 July 1916) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
As a 19-year-old, Clarke appeared in four games in the 1911 VFL season, his only year at the club.[2]
He later enlisted with the Australian Army and joined the 60th Infantry Battalion.
Clarke was killed in action soon after arriving on the Western Front, during the Battle of Fromelles.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "Thornton Clarke". AFL Tables.
- ^ "Roll of Honour – Thornton Gainsborough Clarke". Australian War Memorial.
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