Charles Bourne

Charles Bourne
Charles Bourne
Personal information
Full name	William Charles Bourne
Date of birth	13 February 1882
Place of birth	Warrnambool, Victoria
Date of death	20 May 1930 (aged 48)
Place of death	South Yarra, Victoria
Original team(s)	Frankston
Playing career1
Years	Club
1903	South Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Charles Bourne (13 February 1882 – 20 May 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

After his brief football career Bourne served at Gallipoli and in France during World War I, suffering a fractured back and being shot in the hand and the hip in an eventful military service period.^[2]

Notes[]

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.

External links[]

Charles Bourne's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Charles Bourne at AustralianFootball.com

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[1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[2] Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.

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