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Bob Stone
Robert Lewis Stone (26 May 1925 – 24 June 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Bob Stone | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Lewis Stone | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Somerville, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 24 June 2015 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Inverloch, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Hastings | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1942–43, 1949 | Melbourne | 8 (0) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Personal life Edit
The son of Ronald William Stone (1897–1967),[2] and Gertrude Amy Stone (1898–1951),[3] née Berryman, Robert Lewis Stone was born at Somerville, Victoria, on 26 May 1925.
Stone married Jean Alison Bourne in 1949. He died from a stroke on 24 June 2015, at the age of 90.[4]
Australian rules football Edit
Cleared to Melbourne from Somerville,[5] Stone's football career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Australian Navy in the Second World War,[6] enlisting as he turned 18 and serving on several ships until the end of the war.[7]
Notes Edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 801. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ First World War Nominal Roll: Private Ronald William Stone (6141), Australian War Memorial
- First World War Embarkation Roll: Private Ronald William Stone (6141), Australian War Memorial
- World War One Service Record: Private Ronald William Stone (6141), National Archives of Australia.
- "Deaths: Stone". The Age. 7 December 1967. p. 15. - ^ "Deaths: Stone". The Argus. 16 July 1951. p. 15.
- ^ "OBITUARY: Hard Times Inspired Achievement". The Great Southern Star. 14 July 2015. p. 32.
- ^ "Training Lists". The Argus. 4 May 1942. p. 6.
- ^ Taylor, Percy (24 June 1944). "Melbourne are Proud of their Great War Record". The Australasian. p. 23.
- ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 463. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
References Edit
- World War Two Service Record: Robert Lewis Stone (PM6415), National Archives of Australia
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Able Seaman: Robert Lewis Stone (PM6415), Department of Veterans' Affairs
- "League Teams for Tomorrow's Games". The Age. 22 April 1949. p. 12.
External links Edit
- Bob Stone's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bob Stone at AustralianFootball.com
- Demonwiki: Bob Stone.