Les James

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Les James
Les James 1910.jpg
James in 1910
Personal information
Full name Leslie Joseph James
Date of birth (1890-06-29)29 June 1890
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 22 October 1917(1917-10-22) (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.

Family[]

James and his family in 1916

Fifth of the eighth children of Joseph James (1856-1902), and Martha James (1857-1930), née Smith, Leslie Joseph James was born at Geelong on 29 June 1890.

He married Alice May Ward (1888-1963) in 1913. They had two children: Leslie Thomas James (1913-1979), and Iris May James (1915-1993).[2]

Two of his brothers, Frederick William "Fred" James (1884-1948) and Sydney Harold "Syd" James (1898-1969), also played with Geelong: Fred, played two games in 1908, and Syd played four games in 1919.

Football[]

He played 72 senior games with Geelong.

Death[]

He was killed in action on 22 October 1917.[3][4][5][6]

See also[]

  • List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service

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