Ray Jackson (Australian footballer)

Raymond Leslie Jackson (2 December 1910 – 25 December 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Ray Jackson
Personal information
Full name Raymond Leslie Jackson
Date of birth (1910-12-02)2 December 1910
Place of birth Stockton, New South Wales
Date of death 25 December 1968(1968-12-25) (aged 58)
Place of death South Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Pakenham
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1931–32 North Melbourne 30 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of James John Jackson (1881–1948) and Margaret Annie Jackson (1885–1969), née Sutton, Raymond Leslie Jackson was born at Stockton, New South Wales on 2 December 1910.

He married Roma Reid (1921–2014) in 1943.[2]

Death

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He died at Prince Henry's Hospital in South Melbourne on 25 December 1968.[3]

Notes

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References

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  • 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.
  • World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Raymond Leslie Jackson (V129030), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  • B884, V129030: World War Two Service Record: Private Raymond Leslie Jackson (V129030), National Archives of Australia.
  • World War Two Nominal Roll: Leading Aircraftsman Raymond Leslie Jackson (127801), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  • A9301, 127801: World War Two Service Record: Leading Aircraftsman Raymond Leslie Jackson (127801), National Archives of Australia.
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