Laurie Brady

Laurie Brady
Personal information
Full name Patrick Lawrence Brady
Date of birth (1895-03-16)16 March 1895
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 1 May 1944(1944-05-01) (aged 49)
Place of death Caulfield, Victoria
Original team(s) Birregurra
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1913 Melbourne 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1913 season.

Patrick Lawrence "Laurie" Brady (16 March 1895 – 1 May 1944) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Brady was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal during World War I and served again in World War II.[2] He died from illness while on active service on 1 May 1944.[3][4][5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ↑ "Honours and Awards: Patrick Lawrence Brady". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Roll of Honour: Patrick Lawrence Brady". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Players Killed on Active Service – AFL Records on Service from Boer War / WW1 / WW2". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Family Notices.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 2 May 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2015.

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