Clarence Charles Kemp (31 October 1913 – 8 July 1943) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s.
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Full name | Clarence Charles Kemp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia | 31 October 1913||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 July 1943 Hawkesbury River railway bridge, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 29)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A local junior from The Banksia junior rugby league football club, Kemp was graded in 1932. He played first grade between 1932-33 and remained with the club for a number of seasons in the lower grades until 1937.[2]
Kemp died in an accident on the Hawksbury River Bridge on 8 July 1943.[3] [4]
References
edit- ^ "Clarrie Kemp - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Whiticker/Hudson "The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players (1995 Ed) ISBN 1875169571
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald Death Notice (9/7/1943)
- ^ THE SUN (Sydney) 9 July 1943 'Electrocuted At His Work" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231732107?searchTerm=clarence%20kemp&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1943