Les James | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Leslie Joseph James | ||
Date of birth | 29 June 1890 | ||
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 22 October 1917 | (aged 27)||
Place of death | Passchendaele salient, 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.[1]
He was killed in action in World War I. He died on the Passchendaele salient in 1917.