World War II
| Player | VFL Games |
VFL Club(s) | Rank held at time of death | Date of death | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syd Anderson | 53 | Melbourne | Flying Officer, 100 Squadron, R.A.A.F. |
20 May 1944 |
Shot down off Wewak, New Guinea |
| Jack Atkins | 4 | Melbourne | Able Seaman, H.M.A.S. Perth, Naval Reserve |
1 March 1942 |
Sunda Strait, off Java |
| Wilf Atkinson | 1 | Carlton | Flight Sergeant R.A.A.F. attached to 232 Squadron, R.A.F. |
12 August 1943 |
over Sicily |
| Harold Ball | 33 | Melbourne | Private, 2/9 Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps |
9 February 1942 | Singapore, Malaya |
| Ron Barassi Sr | 58 | Melbourne | Corporal, 7th Division Supply Column, Australian Army Service Corps |
31 July 1941 |
Tobruk, Libya |
| Paul Bell | 15 | St Kilda | Lance Corporal, 2/5 Cavalry (Commando) Squadron, Second A.I.F. |
4 July 1945 |
Balikpapan, Borneo |
| George Brock | 4 | North Melbourne |
Leading Aircraftman R.A.A.F. 1 Service Flying Training School, Point Cook |
2 August 1941 |
Air collision near the You Yangs, Victoria |
| Harold Comte | 104 | St Kilda | Private, 2/24th Battalion, Second A.I.F. |
30 May 1945 |
Tarakan, Dutch East Indies |
| Tommy Corrigan | 107 | Fitzroy | Sergeant, 1 Recruit Centre Melbourne, R.A.A.F. |
9 January 1943 |
Heidelberg Military Hospital |
| Bill Cosgrove | 3 | Richmond | Fight Sergeant, 30 Squadron, R.A.A.F. |
11 August 1943 |
off Goodenough Island Milne Bay |
| Bill Downie | 69 | Footscray St Kilda |
Private, 105 Transport Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
11 September 1943 |
Burma-Siam Railway Burma |
| Jack Drake | 3 | Hawthorn | Lance-Bombadier, 2/2 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery |
23 April 1941 |
Bralos Pass Thermopylae, Greece |
| Noel Ellis | 3 | Melbourne | Sergeant, 23rd Anti Tank Battery, Royal Australian Artillery |
6 July 1942 |
Queensland |
| Bob Flegg | 18 | St Kilda | Warrant Officer R.A.A.F. attached to 70 Squadron, R.A.F. |
7 July 1944 |
over Feuersbrunn, Austria |
| Bill Garvie | 9 | Richmond | Private, 20 Field Bakery Platoon, Australian Army Service Corps |
27 July 1944 |
Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland |
| Alf Giblett | 9 | Hawthorn | Corporal, 2/24th Battalion, Second A.I.F. |
19 June 1943 |
New Guinea |
| Godfrey Goldin | 8 | Essendon | Private, 2/7th Battalion, Second A.I.F. |
7 February 1943 |
New Guinea |
| Alf Goonan | 7 | North Melbourne | Private, 2/29th Battalion, Second A.I.F. |
22 January 1942 |
Malaya |
| Alf Hedge | 16 | South Melbourne |
Pilot Officer, R.A.A.F. attached to 78 Squadron, R.A.F. |
4 May 1942 |
over Hamburg, Germany |
| Fred Heintz | 14 | Fitzroy | Private, 2/21st Battalion, Second A.I.F. |
20 February 1942 |
Ambon, Dutch East Indies |
| Clyde Helmer | 73 | Geelong Melbourne |
Warrant Officer Class II, Bomb Disposal Mobile Unit, Royal Australian Engineers |
24 April 1945 |
whilst defusing bomb at Aitapi, near Lae, New Guinea |
| Bill Hudson | 5 | St Kilda | Lance Corporal, 51st Field Park Company, Royal Australian Engineers |
11 April 1945 |
New Guinea |
| Len Johnson | 69 | Essendon N. Melbourne |
Private, 4th Reserve Motor Transport Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
24 January 1942 |
near Singapore, Malaya |
| Jack Keddie | 1 | Essendon | Sergeant, 127 Brigade Workshops, Australian Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
15 August 1945 |
Wewak, New Guinea |
| Stuart King | 43 | St Kilda | Flying Officer, 11 Squadron, R.A.A.F. |
28 February 1943 |
off Cairns, Far North Queensland |
| Jim Knight | 43 | Geelong Carlton |
Flying Officer, 30 Squadron, R.A.A.F. |
11 October 1943 |
Goodenough Island, Milne Bay |
| Ralph Lancaster | 44 | Geelong | Gunner, 9th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, Second A.I.F. |
28 August 1942 |
New Guinea |
| Norm Le Brun | 50 | Carlton Collingwood Essendon S. Melbourne |
Trooper, 2/10th Australian Cavalry (Commando) Squadron |
15 November 1944 |
Aitapi, near Lae, New Guinea |
| Jack Lynch | 25 | Geelong | Driver, 2/19th Transport Platoon, Australian Army Service Corps |
8 September 1944 |
Charters Towers, Far North Queensland |
| Ken McLeod | 54 | University | Engineer-Lieutenant Commander, H.M.S. Glowworm, R.A.N. |
8 April 1940 |
off Trondheim, Norway |
| Wallace Mills | 1 | St Kilda | Warrant Officer Class II, 2/41st Light Aid Detachment, Australian Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
24 November 1943 |
Far North Queensland |
| Derek Mollison | 66 | Melbourne | Captain, 2/12th Field Regiment 9th Division, Second A.I.F. |
19 December 1943 |
Rockhampton, Central Queensland |
| Alex Nash DFM |
1 | Hawthorn | Pilot Officer, 8 Squadron, R.A.A.F. |
28 March 1944 |
off Bougainville Island, New Guinea |
| Norm Oliver | 13 | Collingwood | Flying Officer, 4 Squadron, R.A.A.F. |
27 June 1944 |
Madang, New Guinea |
| Jim Park | 128 | Carlton | Lieutenant, 2/6th Infantry Battallion, Second A.I.F. |
9 February 1943 |
Wau, New Guinea |
| Alan Pearsall | 2 | South Melbourne | Flying Officer, R.A.A.F. (seconded to 16 Squadron, R.A.F.) |
8 March 1944 |
over English Channel |
| Dick Pirrie | 3 | Hawthorn | Sub-Lieutenant, H.M.S. Invicta, Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve |
6 June 1944 |
Normandy, France |
| Ted Regan | 11 | Melbourne Essendon |
Flight Sergeant, R.A.A.F. attached to 11 Squadron, R.A.F. |
9 July 1943 |
over Burma |
| Beres Reilly | 13 | St Kilda N. Melbourne Melbourne |
Pilot Officer, 454 Squadron, R.A.A.F. |
23 July 1943 |
over Crete |
| Archie Roberts | 48 | Essendon Melbourne |
Private, 2/21st Battalion, Second A.I.F. |
6 June 1945 |
Ambon Dutch East Indies |
| Gordon Sawley | 7 | South Melbourne |
Flying Officer R.A.A.F. attached to 19 Operational Training Unit, R.A.F. |
14 August 1942 |
over Scotland |
| Mo Shapir | 2 | North Melbourne |
Flight Sergeant, R.A.A.F. attached to 108 Squadron, R.A.F. |
15 August 1942 |
Middle East |
| Jack Shelton | 2 | S. Melbourne St Kilda |
Lieutenant, 2/21st Battalion, Second A.I.F. |
1 May 1941 |
Libya |
| Len Thomas | 209 | N. Melbourne Hawthorn S. Melbourne |
Private, 2/3rd Independent (Commando) Company, Second A.I.F. |
17 August 1943 |
Salamaua, New Guinea |
| Keith Truscott DFC and Bar |
50 | Melbourne | Squadron Leader, 76 Squadron, R.A.A.F. |
28 March 1943 |
Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia |
| Jack Wade | 26 | South Melbourne |
Private, 2/27th Battalion, Second A.I.F. |
11 June 1941 |
Syria |
| Max Wheeler | 1 | Hawthorn | Private, 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion, Second A.I.F. |
11 June 1941 |
Syria |
| Barney Wood | 5 | Melbourne | Sergeant, 2/16th Battalion, Second A.I.F. |
9 June 1941 |
Litani River, Syria |
| Gus Young | 10 | Hawthorn | Bombadier, 3rd Australian Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery |
29 May 1941 |
at sea Middle East |
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