John Menzies (31 October 1887 – 14 May 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Jock Menzies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Menzies | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 14 May 1967 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Essendon West, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Port Melbourne Juniors | ||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb)[1] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1913 | St Kilda | 4 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of Andrew Constable Menzies (1858–1939),[3] and Williamina Menzies (1858-1919), née Smith,[4] John Menzies was born at Port Melbourne, Victoria on 31 October 1887.[1]
He married Elsie Louise Martin (1886-1966) on 5 September 1922. They had one child: a daughter, Dorothy Elsie Menzies (1924-2023), later, Mrs. Kenneth David Gould.
Football edit
On 23 April 1913 he was cleared from Port Melbourne to St Kilda.[5]
St Kilda (VFL) edit
Menzies made his debut, as the resting forward-pocket rover, for St Kilda, against South Melbourne, at the Lake Oval, on 26 April 1913.[6]
Port Melbourne (VFA) edit
On 28 May 1914 Menzies was cleared from St Kilda to Port Melbourne.[7] He played in 8 games, at centre half-forward, in the 1914 season, kicking 4 goals.[8]
Military service edit
He enlisted on 15 September 1914, and served overseas with the Australian Army Medical Corps of the First AIF.[9][10][1][11] He was wounded twice, in action — on 3 May 1915,[12][13] and on 21 August 1915[14][15] — while serving in the Dardanelles campaign,[1] and returned to Australia on HMAT A29 Suevic, arriving in Melbourne on 5 January 1919.[1][16]
Death edit
He died at West Essendon on 14 May 1967.[17]
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e f Service Record.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 604.
- ^ Deaths: Menzies, The Age, (Saturday, 23 September 1919), p. 15.
- ^ Deaths: Menzies, The Age, (Thursday, 24 July 1919), p. 1.
- ^ Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 24 April 1913), p.5.
- ^ The League: South Melb. v. St. Kilda, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 26 April 1913), p.8.
- ^ Victorian Football Association: Permits Granted, The Argus, (Friday, 29 May 1914), p.12.
- ^ The VFA Project.
- ^ Nominal Roll.
- ^ Embarkation Roll.
- ^ Football: St. Kilda Club, The Argus, (Thursday, 16 December 1915), p.12.
- ^ Nineteenth Casualty List: Wounded: Victoria, The Argus, (Friday, 21 May 1915), p.4.
- ^ Australian Casualties: 44th List: Victoria: In Hospital England: Previously Reported Wounded, The (Ballarat) Evening Echo, (Saturday, 26 JUne 1915), p.1.
- ^ Australian Casualties: 86th List Issued: Wounded: Victoria, The Argus, (Tuesday, 5 October 1915), p.5.
- ^ Australian Casualties: Lists 90 to 94: Victoria: In Hospital: at London, Australian Town and Country Journal, (Wednesday, 20 October 1915), p.16.
- ^ Returned Troops, The Age, (Monday, 6 January 1919), p.6.
- ^ Deaths: Menzies, The Age, (Tuesday, 16 May, 1967), p.18.
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- First World War Nominal Roll: Private John Menzies (753), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Embarkation Roll: Private John Menzies (753), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Service Record: Private John Menzies (753), collection of the National Archives of Australia.
External links edit
- Jock Menzies's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jock Menzies at AustralianFootball.com
- "Jock" Menzies, at The VFA Project.