Edwin Jenkyn (18 July 1876 – 7 May 1947) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
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).
He served in the
First Australian Imperial Force in World War I.
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1876 births
1947 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Melbourne Football Club players
Brighton Football Club players
Australian military personnel of World War I
People educated at Wesley College (Victoria)
Sportspeople from Shepparton
Military personnel from Victoria (state)
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