Walter Johnston (footballer)
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Walter Johnston | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Walter Johnston | ||
Date of birth | 17 January 1884 | ||
Place of birth | Kingston | ||
Date of death | 18 July 1946 | (aged 62)||
Place of death | Ringwood | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1908 | Richmond | 1 (0) | |
Total | 1 (0) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Walter Johnston (17 January 1884 – 18 July 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played one game for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1908.
Until 2018, this game had been incorrectly allocated to Alex Johnston.[1]
Johnston served in the Australian army during World War II, despite being 56 years old by falsifying his birth day to 1 January 1896.[2][non-primary source needed]
Notes
- ^ Bartlett, Rhett (2 December 2018). "Discovery of a new Tiger of Old". richmondfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ Department of Veterans' Affairs. "World War Two Nominal Rolls: Service Record". Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
External links
- Walter Johnston's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Walter Johnston at AustralianFootball.com
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