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| Reg Peterson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Reginald Lochiel Peterson | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Unley, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 23 May 1961 (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Carlton reserves | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929–30 | Port Melbourne (VFA) | 23 (12) | |
| 1930 | Brunswick (VFA) | 6 (5) | |
| 1930–31 | Brighton (VFA) | 15 (45) | |
| 1931–32 | Essendon | 20 (8) | |
| 1933 | St Kilda | 1 (1) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Reginald Lochiel Peterson (16 August 1907 – 23 May 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The son of Henry Christian Peterson (1872-1939),[2] and Jessie Peterson (1877-1943), née MacKenzie,[3] Reginald Lochiel Peterson was born at Unley, South Australia on 16 August 1907.
He married Joyce Esmerald Morris (1916-1979) in 1940.[4]
Military service
[edit]Peterson later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[5] He was a prisoner of war in Malaya.
Death
[edit]He died at the Repatriation General Hospital in Heidelberg, Victoria on 23 May 1961.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.701.
- ^ Deaths: Peterson, The Age, (Tuesday, 9 May 1939), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Peterson, The Argus, (Friday, 4 June 1943), p.2.
- ^ Women Fined £75 and £25 -- Bets Taken, The Herald, (Thursday, 8 June 1944), p.7.
- ^ Nominal Roll.
- ^ Deaths: Peterson, The Age, (Wednesday, 24 May 1961), p.24.
References
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
- "World War Two Nominal Roll: Sergeant Reginald Lochiel Peterson (VX39288)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, VX39288: World War Two Service Record: Sergeant Reginald Lochiel Peterson (VX39288), National Archives of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Reg Peterson at AustralianFootball.com
- Reg Peterson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Reg Peterson's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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