William David Dyer (15 March 1917 – 7 January 1957) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of Charles Victor Dyer (1887–1959), and Alice May Dyer (1881–1970), née McHarry, William David Dyer was born at

on 15 March 1917. He married Leonora Lilian Partridge (1921–1972) in 1944.

Military service

He enlisted in the Second AIF on 27 June 1940, and was discharged on 8 October 1945. He saw active service in the Middle East and in New Guinea.

Death

He died at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital on 7 January 1957.Deaths: Dyer, ''The Age'', (Tuesday, 8 January 1957), p.10.
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References

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World War Two Nominal Roll: Bombardier William David Dyer (VX33179), ''Department of Veterans' Affairs''.

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* * 1917 births 1957 deaths Australian rules footballers from Geelong Geelong Football Club players St Kilda Football Club players Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian Army soldiers Military personnel from Victoria (state) {{AFL-bio-1917-stub