Australian rules footballer
| Len Worle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leonard Victor Worle | ||
| Date of birth | (1889-05-26)26 May 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 10 October 1948(1948-10-10) (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Fitzroy North, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Brunswick | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1912 | Essendon | 4 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leonard Victor Worle (26 May 1889 – 10 October 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
One of five children, the son of Thomas Worle (1845-1915), and Eliza Worle (1857-1912), née Dennis, Leonard Victor Worle was born at Collingwood on 26 May 1889. His brother, Thomas Henry Worle (1885-1917), played for Collingwood.
He married Henrietta Bromley (1890-1982) in 1912.
Military service
He enlisted in the First AIF, and served overseas with the 2nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade.
Death
He died at North Fitzroy on 10 October 1948.
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.972.
- Deaths: Worle, The Age, (Saturday, 16 October 1948), p.9.
- Deaths: Worle, The Argus, (Wednesday, 28 July 1915), p.1.
- Deaths: Worle, The Age, (Wednesday, 31 January 1912), p/1.
- Deaths: Worle, The Age, (Saturday, 16 October 1948), p.9.
References
- 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
- First World War Nominal Roll: Bombardier Leonard Victor Worle (1129), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Nominal Roll: Sergeant Leonard Victor Worle (1129), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Service Record: Sergeant Leonard Victor Worle (1129), National Archives of Australia.
- Repatriation Department File: Sergeant Leonard Victor Worle (1129), National Archives of Australia.
External links
- Len Worle's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Len Worle at AustralianFootball.com
- Leon Worle, at The VFA Project.
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