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Gladstone Power

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Gladstone Power
Personal information
Full name Edward Gladstone Wills Power
Date of birth (1898-05-18)18 May 1898
Place of birth Queenscliff, Victoria
Date of death 10 July 1950(1950-07-10) (aged 52)
Place of death Adelaide, South Australia
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1919–21 South Melbourne 23 (21)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edward Gladstone Wills Power (18 May 1898 – 10 July 1950) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

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The son of Edward Power, and Eveline Maud Power, née Wills, Edward Gladstone Wills Power was born at Queenscliff, Victoria on 18 May 1898.

He married Lillian Mavis Vorherr (1898-1964) in 1916.

Football

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South Melbourne (VFL)

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Hawthorn (VFA)

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On 30 June 1921, he was granted a clearance to the VFA club Hawthorn,[2] He played in 6 matches in the remainder of the 1921 season.

Death

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He died in Adelaide, South Australia on 10 July 1950.[3][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.716.
  2. ^ Football: Permits granted, The Age, (Friday, 1 July 1921), p.10.
  3. ^ "Family Notices". Chronicle. South Australia. 13 July 1950. p. 38.
  4. ^ Deaths: Power, The Age, (Monday, 31 July 1950), p.7.

References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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