Walter Johnston (footballer)
Walter Johnston | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Walter Johnston | ||
Date of birth | 17 January 1884 | ||
Place of birth | Kingston | ||
Date of death | 18 July 1946 | (aged 62)||
Place of death | Ringwood | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1908 | Richmond | 1 (0) | |
Total | 1 (0) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Walter Johnston (17 January 1884 – 18 July 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played one game for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1908.
Until 2018, this game had been incorrectly allocated to Alex Johnston.[1]
Johnston served in the Australian army during World War II, despite being 56 years old by falsifying his birth day to 1 January 1896.[2]
Notes[]
- ^ Bartlett, Rhett (2 December 2018). "Discovery of a new Tiger of Old". richmondfc.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Retrieved 14 November 2018.
External links[]
- Walter Johnston's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Walter Johnston at AustralianFootball.com
Categories:
- 1884 births
- 1946 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Richmond Football Club players
- Australian rules biography, 1884 birth stubs