Les James

Les James
James in 1910
Personal information
Full name Leslie Joseph James
Date of birth (1890-06-29)29 June 1890
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 22 October 1917(1917-10-22) (aged 27)
Place of death Passchendaele, Belgium
Original team(s) Mercantile
Position(s) Rover / Wing / Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909–11, 1913–15 Geelong 72 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leslie Joseph James (29 June 1890 – 22 October 1917), also known as "Jack James", was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League. He was killed in World War I.[1]

Family

The son of Joseph James and Martha James, née Smith, he was born on 29 June 1890. He married Alice May Ward (1888-) in 1913. They had two children; one was Iris May James (1915-).[2] He was killed in action on 22 October 1917.[3][4][5][6]

Football

He played 72 senior games with Geelong. His brothers Fred James and Syd James also played with Geelong (in 1908 and 1919 respectively).

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ In some sources, he is listed as playing for Geelong again in 1919; however it was actually his brother, Syd James (1898-1969) on debut.
  2. ↑ Photograph: Private Leslie Joseph James (7117), Australian War Memorial.
  3. ↑ In Memoriam: James, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 22 October 1918), p.1.
  4. ↑ Australian Red Cross Society Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau Files, 1914-18 War: 7117 Private Leslie Joseph James, Australian War Memorial.
  5. ↑ Well-Known Footballer Killed, The Geelong Advertiser, (Wednesday, 28 November 1917), p.4.
  6. ↑ Private Leslie James, The Ballarat Courier, (Monday, 10 December 1917), p.4.

References

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