Norm Oliver (footballer, born 1922)

Norman Leslie Oliver (15 August 1922 – 27 June 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a talented tennis player,[1] and there was a possibility of him being a future Davis Cup player.

Norm Oliver
Oliver in 1940
Personal information
Full name Norman Leslie Oliver
Date of birth (1922-08-15)15 August 1922
Date of death 27 June 1944(1944-06-27) (aged 21)
Place of death Madang, New Guinea
Original team(s) Melbourne High School
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Defence
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1940–41 Collingwood 13 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

Son of Harold George Oliver (1893-1968), and Gladys Elizabeth Ann Oliver (1894-1961), née Atherton, Norman Leslie Oliver was born on 15 August 1922.

Military service

Serving as a Flying Officer in the RAAF during World War II, he was killed when his Kittyhawk plane crashed on a beach in New Guinea.[2][3][4]

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