Adrian Ward Farmer (14 March 1895 – 5 August 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Adrian Farmer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Adrian Ward Farmer | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 5 August 1964 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Peppermint Grove | ||
| Original team(s) | University Metropolitan Club | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1914 | University | 1 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Born in Melbourne to Paul Ward Farmer and Helena Joyce, Farmer was educated at Trinity Grammar School.[2] He later studied medicine at the University of Melbourne. While a first year student, Farmer player a solitary VFL game in the second last round of the 1914 VFL season, scoring two goals as an undermanned University team were defeated by Fitzroy.[3] He also played district cricket for University from 1914 to 1919.[4] After University left the VFL at the end of the 1914 season, he remained with the club when it resumed in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA) in 1915.[5]
Farmer enlisted to serve in World War I in June 1918 but was never called up and was demobilised in December 1918.[6]
After completing his medical studies Farmer moved to Western Australia and commenced practice in Perth, specialising in ear, nose and throat conditions. He married Jean Saltau on 4 April 1922.[7]
Farmer later served in World War II as Commanding Officer of the 2/4th Casualty Clearing Station in Tampoi, Johor, Malaysia and was taken as a prisoner of war by the Japanese, spending over three years in prison before being released at the end of the war.[8][9]
Farmer died in Perth on 5 August 1964.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 267. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "SCHOOL SPORTS". Weekly Times. 5 January 1918. p. 19.
- ^ "Fitzroy's superiority. University overwhelmed". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 24 August 1914. p. 5.
- ^ "Adrian Farmer". Cricket Archive.
- ^ "JUNIOR ASSOCIATIONS". The Argus. 24 April 1914. p. 17. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Discovering Anzacs - Adrian Ward Farmer". National Archives of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". Table Talk. Victoria, Australia. 20 April 1922. p. 28.
- ^ "STAFF MEMBERS OF THE 2/4TH CASUALTY CLEARING STATION". Australian War Memorial.
- ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 310. ISBN 978-0-9923791-4-8.
External links
edit- Adrian Farmer's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Adrian Farmer at AustralianFootball.com