Leslie Joseph James (29 June 1890 – 22 October 1917), also known as "Jack James", was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League.[1]

Les James
James in 1910
Personal information
Full name Leslie Joseph James
Date of birth (1890-06-29)29 June 1890
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 22 October 1917(1917-10-22) (aged 27)
Place of death Passchendaele salient, Belgium
Original team(s) Mercantile
Position(s) Rover / Wing / Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909–11, 1913–15 Geelong 72 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He was killed in action in World War I. He died on the Passchendaele salient in 1917.

Family

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James and his family in 1916

Fifth of the eighth children of Joseph James (1856–1902), and Martha James (1857–1930), née Smith, Leslie Joseph James was born at Geelong on 29 June 1890.

He married Alice May Ward (1888–1963) in 1913. They had two children: Leslie Thomas James (1913–1979), and Iris May James (1915–1993).[2]

Two of his brothers, Frederick William "Fred" James (1884–1948) and Sydney Harold "Syd" James (1898–1969), also played with Geelong: Fred, played two games in 1908, and Syd played four games in 1919.

Football

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He played 72 senior games with Geelong.

Death

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He was killed in action on 22 October 1917.[3][4][5][6]

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