MFC players who served during war

[Supermercado 2,797]

As discussed in tonight's podcast, on demonwiki.org we've been compiling a list of all the MFC connected players who served in wars as well as the better known list of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. This stretches from the Boer War to the Korean War, and is very much a work in progress so if anyone can shed more light on the service of the players listed below please get in contact via the forum or [email protected].

Fortunately the format copies perfectly from the page (http://demonwiki.org/Players+who+served+during+war) to this forum, so here's the list. The * denotes a non-senior player (e.g. from a lower grade or trained with us without playing a game).

A particularly interesting story is the Couve brothers, who both trialled in the 1912 pre-season but didn't play a game and were struck down just 15 days apart during the Gallipoli landings.

Players who died during war

First World War

Player	Date	Location
Jim Bonelli	24 May, 1918	France
Cliff Burge	14 August 1918	Villers-Bretonneux, France
Alan Couve	26 April 1915*	Gallipoli, Turkey
Henry Couve	8 May 1915*	Gallipoli, Turkey
Jack Doubleday	30 October 1918	Indian Ocean
Bill Fischer	15 October 1917	Belgium
[censored] Gibbs	19 July 1916*	France
Albert Gourlay	1 November 1918	England
Mal Kennedy	2 January 1918	Belgium
Frank Lugton	29 July 1916	Villers-Bretonneux, France
Jim Mackie	20 March, 1917	Bapaume, France
Bill Maxwell	12 October 1917	Passchendaele, Belgium
Fen McDonald	25 April 1915	Gallipoli, Turkey
Alick Ogilvie	18 August 1915	Malta
Leo Rankin	10 May 1917	Wareham, United Kingdom
Joe Pearce	25 April 1915	Gallipoli, Turkey
Harold Rippon	16 January 1917	France
Percy Rodriguez	20 March 1917	The Somme, France
Bobby Royle	3 November 1916	France
Alexander Salton	10 September 1916	France
Alf Williamson	11 April, 1917	Bullecourt, France

Second World War

Player	Date	Location
Sid Anderson	May 20, 1944	Wewak, New Guinea
Jack Atkins	March 1, 1942	Sunda Strait, off Java
Harold Ball	February 9, 1942	Singapore
Ron Barassi Sr	July 31, 1941	Tobruk, Libya
Laurie Brady	1 May 1944	Melbourne, Victoria
Noel Ellis	July 6, 1942	Queensland
John Fraser	June 1944*	Canadian Rockies
Clyde Helmer	April 24, 1945	Aitapi, New Guinea
Derek Mollison	19 December 1943	Rockhampton
Ted Regan	July 9, 1943	over Burma
Beres Reilly	July 23, 1943	over Crete
Archie Roberts	June 6, 1945	Ambon, Dutch East Indies
Charles Stewart	June 1942*	former seconds player - killed in an aircraft accident
A. Strang	August 1942	Seconds player
Keith Truscott	March 28, 1943	accident at Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia
Barney Wood	June 9, 1941	Litani River, Syria

Other players who served

(List in development) 

Boer War

Player	Branch/Unit
Jim Conquest	Army (5th Victorian Mounted Rifles)
Jack Godby	Army
Jack McIntosh	Army
Hugh Purse	Army
Lionel Smale	Army

First World War

Player	Branch/Unit
Mick Anthony	Army
Charlie Armstrong	Army
Alexander Bennie	Army
Arthur Best	Army (58th Battalion)
Bob Bodington	Army (10th Field Ambulance)
Campbell Brady	Army
Laurie Brady	Army (Australian Postal Corps)
Jack Brake	Army (8th Field Artillery Brigade)
Jack Bristow	Army (6th Battalion)
Harry Britter	Army (31st Battalion)
Frank Brown	Army
Harry Bruce	Army/Flying Corps
Bill Brunier	Army
Claude Bryan	Army
Eddie Byers	Army (44th Battalion)
Bruce Campbell	Army
E. Canale	Unknown
Jack Cannan	Army
Bert Chadwick	Flying Corps
Eric Chisholm	Army
Graham Colclough	Army
Tim Collins	Army (39th Battalion)
Jack Connole	Army
Bob Corbett	Army (29th Battalion)
John Corby	Army (54th Battalion and 5/29th Infantry Regiment)
Edward Cordner	Army (6th Australian Field Ambulance)
Harry Cordner	British Army
Harry Cox	Army (6/46th Infantry Regiment)
Vic Cumberland	Army (32nd Battalion)
Frank Cummins	Navy
Peter Crystal	Army*
Vern Daniel	Army
Ernest Denton	Army
Eric Dimsey	Army
Fred Elliott	Army (3rd Pioneer Battalion)
Reg Ellis	Army
Bill Elston	Army (39th Battalion)
Alec Farrow	Army (29th Battalion)
Bill Fawcett	Army (4th Machine Gun Company)
Jack Evans	Army
Bill Flintoft	Army (57th Battalion)
[censored] Fowler	Army
Alex Fraser	Army (10th Machine-Gun Company)
Vin Gardiner	Army (38th Refts. GSG)
Mark Gardner	British Army
Alf George	Army (Railway Division)
Charlie Goding	Army (Base Records Corp)
Vic Gordon	Army
Archie Grigg	Army (Signal Engineers 2nd Division)
Henry Hagenauer	Army
George Haines	Army (Sea Transport Staff)
Johnny Hassett	Army
Cedric Hay	British Army
Bill Hendrie	Army (59th Battalion)
Phil Hosking	Army
Phil Hunt	Army (3rd Pioneer Battalion)
Frank Hurrey	Army
Syd Hutcheson	Army (29th Battalion)
Billy Irwin	Army
Les Irwin	Army (13th Light Horse Regiment)
Edwin Jenkyn	Army (4th Battalion)
Norm Jordan	Army
Arthur Kirk	Army
Clarrie Lethlean	Army
Charlie Lilley	Army
Leo Little	Army and Flying Corps
Fred Long	Army (3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance)
Frank Longden (pre-VFL)	Army Medical Corps
Rupe Lowell	Army (18th AASC)
Aubrey MacKenzie	Army
Charlie Mackay	Medical Corps (British Army)
Les MacPherson	Flying Corps
Jim Makin	Army (9/21st Battalion)
George Martin	Army
Frank McCooey	Army
Bill McCulloch	Army
Bill McIntyre	Army (46th Battalion)
Bill McKeone	Army
George McNeilage	Army
Algy Millhouse	Army (32nd Battalion)
Les Mitchell	Army
Bobby Monk	Army
George Moodie	Army
Jim Moore	Army
Vern Moore	Army
Bert Morris	Army
Harry Moyes	Army
Aubrey Neal	Army
Jack Nicholson	Army
Joe O'Carroll	Army (37th Battalion)
Hughie Odgers	Army
Basil Onyons	Army
Roy Park	Army (5th Field Ambulance Unit)
Bert Parke	Army (16th General Service Reinforcements)
Eric Parsons	Army (22nd Battalion and 7th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery)
Laurie Paul	Army
Robert Ramsay	Army
Frank Richardson	Army
Harold Riggall	Army
Herbert Roberts	Army
Vern Rowe	Army
Tom Sadlier	Army
Albert Salkeld (Pre-VFL)	Medical Corps
Alex Salvado	Army
Jack Sheehan	Army*
Arthur Slater	Army*
Harry Smith	Army*
Tom Soutar	Unknown*
Cyril Steele	Army
Bill Stone	Unknown*
Wilfred Stott	Army (8th Light Horse Regiment)*
Charlie Streeter	Army (8th Light Horse Regiment)
Enos Thomas	Army (8th Light Horse Regiment)
Ted Thomas	Army
Hedley Tomkins	Army (28th Battalion)
Albert Treeby	Army (12th Training Battalion and 46th Battalion)*
Les Wallace	Army
Ivor Warne-Smith	Army
Jack Watt	Army (Motor Transport Corps)
Jack West	Army (7th Infantry Battalion)
Fred Whelpton	Army (15th Australian Machine Gun Company)
Reg Woodhouse	Army

Second World War

Player	Branch/Unit
Aitken	Army*
A. Anderson	Army*
JC Ashdown	Air Force*
Bill Baxter	Army (32nd Battalion)
Des Bell	Army
George Bickford	Navy
Tony Bizacca	Army
Billy Blair	Army (Postal Corps)
Laurie Brady	Army
Jack Brake	Army
Arnold Byfield	Army (5 Garrison Battalion and 2/11 Australian Infantry Battalion)
Bruce Campbell	Army
Bert Chadwick	RAAF
Percy Cheffers	Army*
Lance Collins	Army* (53 Australian Bulk Issues Petroleum and Oil Depot Platoon)
Jack Compton	Army
John Corby	Army (Various regiments)
Denis Cordner	Navy
Don Cordner	Navy
Ted Cordner	Navy
Peter Cox	Air Force*
Bill Cutler	Army
C Cuttriss	Unknown*
Stan Dalley	RAAF*
Johnny Dalton	Army (Land Headquarters Signals)
Gerry Daly	Army (7th Australian Infantry Battalion)
Len Dockett	Army (14/32nd Battalion)
Jack Doherty	Army (1n Ordnance)
Harcourt Dowsley	Army*
Adrian Dullard	Army (15th Field Ambulance)
Roy Eliason	Air Force*
Dave Elliman	Army
Richie Emselle	Army
Owen Evans	Army*
Clive Fairbairn	Army*
Tom Ferguson	Air Force
Rowley Fischer	Army (15th Field Ambulance)
Bob Furler	Air Force*
Col Galbraith	Navy
Maurie Gibb	Army (1n Ordnance)
Les Gibbs	Air Force
Ian Giles	Air Force
Eric Glass	Air Force
Ray Grattridge	Air Force*
Ossie Green	Army
A. Greenaway	Air Force*
J. Griggs	Army*
Tom Guest	Unknown *
Ron Hall	Army
Frank Hanna	Air Force
Jack Heal	Navy
Stan Heal	Navy
Doug Heywood	Air Force
[censored] Hingston	Army (15th Field Ambulance)
Pat Hjorth	Air Force*
Don Hooper	Army (Pay Corps)
Bill Hulme	Air Force*
Syd Hutcheson	Army (Southern Command AASC)
Arthur Irvine	Unknown*
Gordon Jones	Army
Les Jones	Air Force
Les Jones (non-senior player)	Army
Ray Jones	Navy
GM Josua	Unknown*
Frank Kennedy	Army
Joe Kinnear	Army (1n Ordnance)
Allan La Fontaine	Army/Air Force
George Lenne	Air Force
B. Lindsay	Army
Wally Lock	Army
Harry Long	Army
John Lord	Army (Transportation Branch)
Mick Maguire	British Army
Jack Maher	Air Force
Jack McDonald	Air Force*
Shane McGrath	Army
Col McLean	Navy
Les Meade	Navy
Keith Molloy	Unknown
Bill Morris	Army* (2nd Motor Division)
Jack Mueller	Army
Laurence Muir	Navy*
Jim Munday	Air Force*
Bob Murray	Navy*
Don Nichols	Air Force*
D. Nissen	Unknown*
Danny Powell	Air Force
Jack Quinn	Army
Les Reeves	Army
R. Reid	Navy*
Alby Rodda	Air Force
Harry Salmon	Army*
Frank Scanlan	Navy
Ralph Shalless	Air Force
C. Smith	Unknown*
Len Smith	Air Force
Don Stewart	Army*
Bob Stone	Navy
Derek Symonds	Army
K. Taylor	Unknown*
Len Toyne	Air Force
Cliff Tyson	Army
Bill Vanthoff	Air Force
Darcy Walsh	Air Force
Ivor Warne-Smith	Army
Ron White	Army
Douglas Wight	Navy*
Colin Wilcox	Air Force*
Frank Williams	Air Force
Mac Wilson	Army
Mike Woods	Navy

Korean War

Player	Branch/Unit
Geoff Collins	Air Force

[Grapeviney 9,721]

Thank you, that’s an incredible resource, and more interesting (and perhaps more important) than all the pomp and ceremony associated with ANZAC Day football. 

[Aus in Engerland 75]

Great effort. Well done.

Even just a simple list helps bring it into perspective. Made me reflect, that's for sure. Couldn't help but see the two names at Villers-Bretonneux, France, where I was privileged enough to be a part of the ANZAC day ceremony in 2004. 

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,755]

Fantastic work. We shall remember them.

Two things stand out for me. First, that Ivor Warne-Smith didn't do things by halves. Not only two Brownlow Medals, but also served in both the First and Second World Wars. That's over-achieving.

Secondly, how namby-pamby is the auto-censor! All those people whose names are presumably the diminutive of Richard can't have the name by which they are known shown here. Ridiculous (but, I hasten to add, not the fault of the Demonland administrators).

 

[Smokey 4,389]

Wonderful thread. As a vet myself, I am fascinated with the wartime stories which are linked to the club. Great stuff 

[Sir Why You Little 37,038]

Lest we forget

Thankyou to all who compiled these lists

We the MFC should always be represented on Anzac Day to honour such a long list of young men. 

I had no idea that so many of our brothers paid the ultimate price....