Geoff Brokenshire
Appearance
Geoff Brokenshire | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Geoffrey Richard Brokenshire | ||
Date of birth | 15 July 1922 | ||
Place of birth | Brighton, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 28 April 1986 | (aged 63)||
Original team(s) | Sandringham (VFA) | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1948 | Collingwood | 13 (19) | |
1949–1950 | Carlton | 21 (18) | |
Total | 34 (37) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Geoffrey Richard Brokenshire (15 July 1922 – 28 April 1986) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL). The Brokenshire family is of Cornish descent.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Brokenshire served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War.[2]
External links
[edit]- Geoff Brokenshire's playing statistics from AFL Tables
References
[edit]- ^ White, G. Pawley, A Handbook of Cornish Surnames.
- ^ "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
Categories:
- Carlton Football Club players
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Sandringham Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
- Australian people of Cornish descent
- 1922 births
- 1986 deaths
- Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
- Royal Australian Air Force officers
- Military personnel from Melbourne
- People from Brighton, Victoria
- Australian rules biography, 1920s birth stubs