William Alfred Blackman (6 August 1895 – 29 September 1969) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Carlton
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Family
The son of Robert James Blackman (1855-1926), and Margaret Ellen Blackman (1857-1912), née Peterson, William Alfred Blackman was born in
Brunswick, Victoria
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on 6 August 1895.
Military service
He served in the First AIF, enlisting in September 1915. He was wounded in action on three separate occasions. He returned to Australia in December 1918, and was discharged in March 1919.
Football
Carlton (VFL)
Recruited from Brunswick Juniors, he played 54 games with Carlton over five seasons. He played representative football against New South Wales, in Sydney, on 8 July 1922.
Brunswick (VFA)
On 20 May 1925, Blackman was cleared from Carlton to play with the
Brunswick Football Club
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in the
Victorian Football Association (VFA). Overall, he played 22 games with Brunswick over two seasons (1925-1926), including its 1925 premiership team (he was one of Bruswick's best players); and for a time in 1926, he served as the team's captain.
Birchip (NCDFL)
On 27 April 1927, Blackman was cleared from Brunswick to play with the Birchip Football Club in the
North Central District Football League.
Coburg (VFA)
He played in two matches for the
Coburg Football Club
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in the VFA competition in 1928.
Coburg by 27 points, ''The Sporting Globe'', (Saturday, 30 June 1928), p.3The Leaders Outpointed, ''The Age'', (Monday, 9 July 1928), p.6.
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Notes
References
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World War One Service Record: Private William Alfred Blackman (4145), ''National Archives of Australia''.
World War Nominal Roll: Private William Alfred Blackman (4145), ''Australian War Memorial''.
World War Embarkation Roll: Private William Alfred Blackman (4145), ''Australian War Memorial''.
External links
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Billy Blackman's profile
at Blueseum
1895 births
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Carlton Football Club players
Australian military personnel of World War I
1969 deaths
People from Brunswick, Victoria
Military personnel from Melbourne
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