The son of Alfred William Eldridge (1893-1982), and Minne Elizabeth Eldridge (1897-1970), née Long, Thomas Arthur Eldridge was born in Melbourne on 22 September 1923.
He married Joyce Theresa Hopgood (1925-1960) in 1943. He remarried in 1964. His second wife was Dorothy May Maxfield (1934-2007).
Military serviceedit
Eldridge enlisted to serve in the Australian Army during World War II in late 1941, soon after his eighteenth birthday. He served with the 59th Battalion, a unit trained for the defence of northern Australia, and served in New Guinea for six months in 1943. He was wounded in action in 1943.[3] At the end of the war he returned to Melbourne and was discharged in February 1946.[4]
Footballedit
Carlton (VFL)edit
Soon his discharge, Eldridge was listed in the Carlton squad. He made his senior debut, at full-forward, in the match against Geelong, at Princes Park, on 17 June 1946. Carlton won comfortably but Eldridge managed just one goal, and was dropped to the reserves bench the following week. All but one of his remaining Carlton appearances were from the bench.
Yarraville (VFA)edit
In 1947 he transferred to Yarraville Football Club — without a clearance[5] — where he served as captain in 1951 and 1952.
^VFA Put Clock Forward, The Argus, (Friday, 23 May 1947), p.12.
Referencesedit
Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than Football: League Players at War. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. ISBN978-0-992379-14-8.
Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN978-1-921496-00-4.
World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Thomas Arthur Eldridge (V310706), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
World War Two Service Record: Private Thomas Arthur Eldridge (V310706), National Archives of Australia.
External linksedit
Tom Eldridge's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Tom Eldridge at AustralianFootball.com
Thomas Eldridge, at The VFA Project.
Tom Eldridge's profile at Blueseum
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eldridge, thomas, arthur, eldridge, september, 1923, january, 2006, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, carlton, victorian, football, league, personal, informationfull, namethomas, arthur, eldridgedate, birth, 1923, september, 1923place, birthmelbourn. Thomas Arthur Eldridge 22 September 1923 18 January 2006 1 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League VFL 2 Tom EldridgePersonal informationFull nameThomas Arthur EldridgeDate of birth 1923 09 22 22 September 1923Place of birthMelbourne Victoria AustraliaDate of death18 January 2006 2006 01 18 aged 82 Place of deathClontarf QueenslandOriginal team s Carlton DistrictHeight182 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight72 kg 159 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1946 47Carlton0 7 1 1947 1951 52Yarraville VFA 16 3 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Family 2 Military service 3 Football 3 1 Carlton VFL 3 2 Yarraville VFA 4 Death 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksFamily editThe son of Alfred William Eldridge 1893 1982 and Minne Elizabeth Eldridge 1897 1970 nee Long Thomas Arthur Eldridge was born in Melbourne on 22 September 1923 He married Joyce Theresa Hopgood 1925 1960 in 1943 He remarried in 1964 His second wife was Dorothy May Maxfield 1934 2007 Military service editEldridge enlisted to serve in the Australian Army during World War II in late 1941 soon after his eighteenth birthday He served with the 59th Battalion a unit trained for the defence of northern Australia and served in New Guinea for six months in 1943 He was wounded in action in 1943 3 At the end of the war he returned to Melbourne and was discharged in February 1946 4 Football editCarlton VFL edit Soon his discharge Eldridge was listed in the Carlton squad He made his senior debut at full forward in the match against Geelong at Princes Park on 17 June 1946 Carlton won comfortably but Eldridge managed just one goal and was dropped to the reserves bench the following week All but one of his remaining Carlton appearances were from the bench Yarraville VFA edit In 1947 he transferred to Yarraville Football Club without a clearance 5 where he served as captain in 1951 and 1952 Death editHe died at Clontarf Queensland on 18 January 2006 Notes edit AustralianFootball com Holmesby amp Main 2009 p 243 Service Record also Army Casualty List Australia and the Islands Wounded in Action The Argus Wednesday 1 September 1943 p 7 Cullen 2015 p 308 VFA Put Clock Forward The Argus Friday 23 May 1947 p 12 References editCullen Barbara 2015 Harder than Football League Players at War Richmond Victoria Slattery Media Group ISBN 978 0 992379 14 8 Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2009 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers every AFL VFL player since 1897 8th ed Seaford Victoria BAS Publishing ISBN 978 1 921496 00 4 World War Two Nominal Roll Private Thomas Arthur Eldridge V310706 Department of Veterans Affairs World War Two Service Record Private Thomas Arthur Eldridge V310706 National Archives of Australia External links editTom Eldridge s playing statistics from AFL Tables Tom Eldridge at AustralianFootball com Thomas Eldridge at The VFA Project Tom Eldridge s profile at Blueseum nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Eldridge amp oldid 1133968503, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
