Tommy Worle (21 January 1885 – 31 July 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League. He was killed in action, in France, in World War I.
| Tommy Worle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Worle in 1907 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Henry Worle | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 31 July 1917 (aged 32) | ||
| Place of death | Armentières, France | ||
| Original team(s) | Abbotsford | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1907 | Collingwood | 3 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1907. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editOne of five children, the son of Thomas Worle (1845–1915),[1] and Eliza Worle (1857–1912), née Dennis,[2] Thomas Henry Worle was born at Collingwood on 21 January 1885. His brother, Leonard Victor Worle (1889–1948) played for Essendon.
He married Elsie Maud Courtis in 1912; his brother-in-law, Harry Courtis, was killed in action on 20 May 1915.[3]
Football
editCollingwood
editHe played three games for the Collingwood First XVIII in 1907.
Brunswick
editHe was cleared from Collingwood, where he had been playing in the Reserves during the 1908 season, to Brunswick (VFA) in 1909.[4]
Collingwood District Football Club
editIn April 1910, he was cleared from Brunswick to play for the Collingwood District Football Club in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association.[5][6]
Alphington
editIn 1914 he was playing for his local team, Alphington, in the Heidelberg District Football League.[7] He played in both 1914 and 1915.[8]
Military service
editDeath
editHe was killed in action near Armentières, in northern France on 31 July 1917.[11][12]
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ Deaths: Worle, The Argus, (Wednesday, 28 July 1915), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Worle, The Age, (Wednesday, 31 January 1912), p.1.
- ^ Roll of Honour, Private Harry Courtis (954), Australian War Memorial.
- ^ Victorian League: Permit Business, The Age, (Thursday, 22 April 1909), p.10.
- ^ Junior Clubs: Metropolitan Association, The Argus, (Saturday, 30 April 1910), p.17.
- ^ Metropolitan Association, The Argus, (Monday, 25 July 1910), p.5.
- ^ Fairfield v. Alphington, Heidelberg News and Greensborough and Diamond Creek Chronicle, (Saturday, 9 May 1914), p.3.
- ^ Alphington Football Club, Heidelberg News and Greensborough and Diamond Creek Chronicle, (Saturday, 1 May 1915), p.2; Football: Goal Kickers, Heidelberg News and Greensborough and Diamond Creek Chronicle, (Saturday, 7 August 1915), p.2.
- ^ Our Roll of Honor, Heidelberg News and Greensborough and Diamond Creek Chronicle, (Saturday, 6 May 1916), p.4.
- ^ Fallen Northcote Soldiers, The Northcote Leader,(Saturday, 12 January 1918), p.2.
- ^ Roll of Honor: Victorian List: Killed in Action: "Sgt. T.H. Worle, Northcote, 31/7/17", The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 8 September 1917), p.32.
- ^ In Memoriam: On Active Service, The Argus, (Saturday, 31 July 1920), p.11.
Sources
edit
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Main, J. & Allen, D., "Worle, Tom", p. 197 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. ISBN 1-74095-010-0
- Australia's Roll of Honor: 335th Casualty List: Victoria: Killed in Action, The Age, (Tuesday, 4 September 1917), p.6.
- World War I Service Record: Thomas Henry Worle (20034). National Archives of Australia.
- Australia's Roll of Honor: 335th Casualty List: Victoria: Killed in Action: "Worle, Sgt. T.H., Northcote", The Age, (Tuesday, 4 September 1917), p.6.
- Roll of Honour: Sergeant Thomas Henry Worle (20034), Australian War Memorial.
- McFarlane, G., "Tommy Worle 1907 (Biography)", Collingwood Forever.