Charles Frederick Ernest Bartling (3 June 1912 – 30 January 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Charlie Bartling | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Frederick Ernest Bartling | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Northcote, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 30 January 1998 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Chelsea, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Aspendale / St Kilda Reserves | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1935–1936 | North Melbourne | 13 (1) | |
| 1937 | Fitzroy | 2 (0) | |
| Total | 15 (1) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He later served in the Australian Army in World War II,[2] spending a year in New Guinea before fracturing his wrist and being declared unfit for rifle duty. He was discharged in November 1945.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "World War II Roll:Charles Bartling". Commonwealth of Australia.
- ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-9923791-4-8.
External links
edit- Charlie Bartling's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charlie Bartling at AustralianFootball.com
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