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词条 Les James
释义

  1. Family

  2. Football

  3. See also

  4. Footnotes

  5. References

  6. External links

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| name = Les James
| image = Les James 1910.jpg
| caption = James in 1910
| fullname = Leslie Joseph James
| birth_date = {{birth date|1890|6|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Geelong, Victoria
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1917|10|22|1890|6|29|df=y}}
| death_place = Passchendaele, Belgium
| originalteam = Mercantile
| height =
| weight =
| position = Rover / Wing / Forward
| guernsey = 1913-14: 6, 1915: 8
| statsend = 1915
| years1 = 1909–11, 1913–15
| club1 = {{AFL Gee}}
| games_goals1 = 72 (14)
| careerhighlights =
}}Leslie Joseph James (29 June 1890 – 22 October 1917), also known as "Jack James", was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League. He was killed in World War I.[1]

Family

The son of Joseph James and Martha James, née Smith, he was born on 29 June 1890. He married Alice May Ward (1888-) in 1913. They had two children; one was Iris May James (1915-).[2] He was killed in action on 22 October 1917.[3][4][5][6]

Football

He played 72 senior games with Geelong. His brothers Fred James and Syd James also played with Geelong (in 1908 and 1919 respectively).

See also

  • List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service

Footnotes

1. ^In some sources, he is listed as playing for Geelong again in 1919; however it was actually his brother, Syd James (1898-1969) on debut.
2. ^[https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10247843 Photograph: Private Leslie Joseph James (7117), Australian War Memorial.]
3. ^[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/119756545 In Memoriam: James, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 22 October 1918), p.1.]
4. ^[https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/awm-media/collection/RCDIG1048566/document/5636237.PDF Australian Red Cross Society Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau Files, 1914-18 War: 7117 Private Leslie Joseph James, Australian War Memorial.]
5. ^[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/119747781 Well-Known Footballer Killed, The Geelong Advertiser, (Wednesday, 28 November 1917), p.4.]
6. ^[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/73337918 Private Leslie James, The Ballarat Courier, (Monday, 10 December 1917), p.4.]

References

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  • [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ViewPDF.aspx?B=7363214&D=D World War I Service Record: Leslie Joseph James (7117).]
  • [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242446373 374th Casualty List: Victorian Details Show: Killed in Action, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 22 December 1917), p.12.]
  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
  • Main, J. & Allen, D., "James, Les", pp.88-90 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002.

External links

  • {{AFL Tables | L/Les_James }}
  • [https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1644532 Roll of Honour: Private Leslie Joseph James (7117), Australian War Memorial.]
  • [https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R2208839 First World War Nominal Roll, Private Leslie Joseph James (7117), 14th Australian Infantry Battalion, Australian War Memorial.]
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