Norm Oliver (footballer, born 1922)
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Norman Leslie Oliver (15 August 1922 – 27 June 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a talented tennis player,[1] and there was a possibility of him being a future Davis Cup player.
Family
Son of Harold George Oliver (1893-1968), and Gladys Elizabeth Ann Oliver (1894-1961), née Atherton, Norman Leslie Oliver was born on 15 August 1922.
Military service
Serving as a Flying Officer in the RAAF during World War II, he was killed when his Kittyhawk plane crashed on a beach in New Guinea.[2][3][4]
See also
Footnotes
References
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- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Flying Officer Norman Leslie Oliver (436020).
- Roll of Honour: Flying Officer Norman Leslie Oliver (436020), Australian War Memorial.
- Roll of Honour Circular: Flying Officer Norman Leslie Oliver (436020), Collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- Flying Officer Norman Leslie Oliver (436020), Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
External links
- ↑ St. Kilda Easter Tournament: Boys Singles, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 23 May 1940), p.15.
- ↑ Latest RAAF Casualty List: Australia and Australian Territories: Killed Aircraft Operations, The Argus, (Friday, 28 July 1944), p11.
- ↑ Deaths: On Active Service: Oliver, The Argus, (Monday, 3 July 1944), p.2; Deaths: On Active Service: Oliver, The Argus, (Tuesday, 4 July 1944), p.2; Deaths: On Active Service: Oliver, The Age, (Tuesday, 4 July 1944), p.5.
- ↑ Death of Airman-Player, The Argus, (Monday, 3 July 1944) p.9.
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