William Henry Ward (16 November 1891 – 21 February 1978) was an
Australian rules footballer who played with
St Kilda in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Family
The son of William Mathew Ward (-1939),
Deaths: Ward, ''The Age'', (Thursday, 9 March 1938), p.1.
/ref> and Anne Ward, née Haines, William Henry Ward was born at Kew, Victoria
Kew (;) is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km east from Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Kew recorded a population of 24,499 at the 2021 census.
A city ...
on 16 November 1891.
He married Jennie May Foster in 1915.
Football
One of nine new players in the team, Ward played his only First XVIII match for St Kilda against Carlton, at Princes park, on 29 July 1911. They were required because many of the regular St Kilda First XVIII players were on strike.
The other new players were: Alby Bowtell, Roy Cazaly, Claude Crowl, Peter Donnelly, Alf Hammond, Otto Opelt, Rowley Smith, and Tom Soutar
Thomas William Soutar (16 March 1893 – 14 June 1981) was a professional athlete and an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Thomas Soutar, and Margaret Soutar, née ...
— and, including that match, and ignoring Harrie Hattam (16 games), Bert Pierce (41 games), and Bill Woodcock
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(65 games), the very inexperienced team's remaining fifteen players had only played a total of 46 matches.
Death
He died at Camberwell, Victoria
Camberwell is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Camberwell recorded a population of 21,965 at the 2021 census.
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on 21 February 1978.
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1891 births
1978 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
St Kilda Football Club players
People from Kew, Victoria
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