Alfred Rowton Giblett (30 May 1908 – 19 June 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was killed in action in World War II.
| Alf Giblett | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alfred Rowton Giblett | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrnambool, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 19 June 1943 (aged 35) | ||
| Place of death | Territory of New Guinea | ||
| Original team(s) | South Hawthorn United | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1935 | Hawthorn | 9 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
Son of Samuel Robert Giblett (1873–1940),[1] and Edith Sarah Giblett (1872–1956), née Small,[2][3] Alfred Rowton Giblett was born at Warrnambool on 30 May 1908.[4]
He married Valma Olive Cocking (1911–1994), at Surrey Hill, on 21 December 1935. They had three children; Patricia Mary Aughterson (nee Giblett) (1937–2020),[5] Anthony Jackson Giblett (1939–2010), and Lynne (1942–?).
Football edit
Having been declared the best and fairest player in the A Grade of the Eastern Suburbs Churches Association in both 1933 and 1934,[6][7][8] Giblett was granted a clearance from South Hawthorn United (formerly South Hawthorn Presbyterians) to Hawthorn on 24 April 1935.[9]
Military service edit
He enlisted in the Second AIF and served overseas with the 2/24th Battalion.
Death edit
He was reported "missing in action" whilst under light machine gun (L.M.G.) fire on 19 June 1943;[10] and, on the basis of evidence that was presented to an official investigation, it was recommended that the official records be reclassified to read "Missing believed Killed".[11][12]
Commemorated edit
He has no known grave. He is commemorated at the Port Moresby War Cemetery.[13]
See also edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ Deaths: Giblett, The Argus, (Monday, 16 December 1940), p.4.
- ^ Marriages: Giblett—Small, The Argus, (Saturday, 3 March 1900), p.9.
- ^ Deaths: Giblett, The Argus, (Wednesday, 19 September 1956), p.14.
- ^ Births: Giblett, The Argus, (Saturday, 6 June 1908), p.13.
- ^ Births: Giblett, (Monday, 3 May 1937), p.1.
- ^ Eastern Suburbs Churches: A. Giblett Best and Fairest, The Argus, (Thursday, 30 August 1934), p.18.
- ^ South Hawthorn United F.C.—Church Premiers, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 12 September 1931), p.6.
- ^ Permanent Holders of the Cup, The Sporting Globe (Saturday, 6 October 1934), p.7.
- ^ League Clearances, The Argus, (Thursday, 25 April 1935), p.11.
- ^ Victorian Army Casualties: Australia and the Islands: Missing, The Argus, (Wednesday, 21 July 1943), p.5.
- ^ "Service and Casualty Form", within Service Record.
- ^ Legal Notices, The Argus, (Thursday, 24 October 1946), p.15.
- ^ Corporal Alfred Rowton Giblett (VX135886), Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Main, J. & Allen, D., "Giblett, Alf", pp. 249–253 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. ISBN 1-74095-010-0
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Corporal Alfred Rowton Giblett (VX135886), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Two Service Record: Corporal Alfred Rowton Giblett (VX135886), National Archives of Australia.
- Roll of Honour: Corporal Alfred Rowton Giblett (VX135886), Australian War Memorial.
External links edit
- Alf Giblett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alf Giblett at AustralianFootball.com