William Victor James Rudd (27 February 1894 – 23 July 1961) 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

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in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL). Billy served in WW1, in the

6th Battalion (Australia) The 6th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Originally formed in 1914 for service during the First World War, the battalion fought at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. The battalion was disbanded in 1919 but was re-ra ...

, and was discharged from the war in 1916, after being shot in the chest. His short football career with the Richmond Football Club only lasted two years.

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* * 1894 births 1961 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Richmond Football Club players South Yarra Football Club players Port Melbourne Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1894-stub