Noel Ellis
| Noel Ellis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Arthur Noel Ellis | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1921 | ||
| Date of death | 6 July 1942 (aged 20) | ||
| Place of death | Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Wesley College / Collegians | ||
| Height/Weight | 175 cm / 82.5 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Half back flank | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1940–41 | Melbourne | 3 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941 season. | |||
Noel Ellis (9 July 1921 – 6 July 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.
Ellis was accidentally shot and killed by a mishandled revolver at a World War II military camp in Queensland.[1] The soldier who fired the weapon, Lieutenant Mervyn David Henry, had been talking to Ellis in the mess tent when the incident occurred.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Killing Charge Over Gun Fails.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 14 August 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "Manslaughter Charge.". The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 13 August 1942. p. 2 Edition: City Final Last Minute News. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
External links
- Noel Ellis's statistics from AFL Tables
- Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial
External links
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