Joseph Charles Ashdown (30 December 1922 – 29 August 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Joe Ashdown
Personal information
Full name Joseph Charles Ashdown
Date of birth (1922-12-30)30 December 1922
Place of birth Toorak, Victoria
Date of death 29 August 1982(1982-08-29) (aged 59)
Place of death Cranbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Glen Iris
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1946 St Kilda 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of Joseph Henry Ashdown (1891-1969), and Rebecca Ashdown (1886-1966), née Wakeling, Joseph Charles Ashdown was born at Toorak, Victoria on 30 December 1922.

He married Noreen Alice Kennedy in 1945. Together they had two children, a son Wayne Joseph Ashdown born 31 January 1951 and Janus Ashdown.

Military service

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Ashdown served as a leading aircraftman in the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War from December 1941 until April 1946.[2]

Death

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He died at Amstel golf course Cranbourne, Victoria on 29 August 1982.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.29.
  2. ^ Nominal Roll.
  3. ^ Deaths: Ashdown, The Age, (Tuesday, 31 August, 1982), p.32.

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.
  • Sportsmen All, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 27 June 1942), p.3.
  • World War Two Nominal Roll: Leading Aircraftman Joseph Charles Ashdown (49492), Department of Veteran's Affairs.
  • A9301, 49492: World War Two Service Record: Leading Aircraftman Joseph Charles Ashdown (49492), National Archives of Australia.
  • E. Henfry Awaits W A Decision, The Argus, (Thursday, 27 June 1946), p.13.
  • South hang on to Chambers: Wanted by VFA, The Argus, (Friday, 30 May 1947), p.12.
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