Charles William Terry MacGill (16 June 1916 – 31 October 1999) was an Australian

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er. He played six

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matches for

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between 1939 and 1951. MacGill also served with the

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during

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.MACGILL, CHARLES WILLIAM TERRY
– ww2roll.gov.au. Retrieved 14 November 2011. His son,

Terry MacGill Terry Mornington David MacGill (born 22 December 1945) is an Australian former cricketer. He played twelve first-class matches for Western Australia between 1968 and 1972. His father, Charlie MacGill, and his son, Stuart MacGill also played f ...

, and grandson,

Stuart MacGill Stuart Charles Glyndwr MacGill (born 25 February 1971) is an Australian former cricketer who played 44 Test matches and three One Day Internationals for the Australian national cricket team. He is a right-arm leg spin bowler, who has been cred ...

, both played first-class cricket for Western Australia, with Stuart also playing 44

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* 1916 births 1999 deaths Australian cricketers Military personnel from Western Australia Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II Western Australia cricketers Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia {{Australia-cricket-bio-1910s-stub