Jack Freeman (15 November 1891 – 15 November 1916) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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Family

The son of Frederick and Margaret Freeman, née McGuiness, he was born on 15 November 1891. He died of wounds received on active service on 15 November 1916.

Football

Top goalscorer for South Melbourne in 1914.

Military

He enlisted in the First AIF in July 1915. He was badly wounded in France; and, after having both legs amputated, he died in a military hospital on his 25th birthday.Australian Casualties: Lists Nos. 248 and 249 Issued: Died of Wounds: Victoria, ''The Argus'', (Tuesday, 12 December 1916), p.5.
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References

* Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Gallant Australians: One of Australia's Heroes, ''The Preston Leader'', (Saturday, 20 January 1917), p.3.

Roll of Honour: Sapper Jack Freeman (2477).

World War I Service Record: Jack Freeman (2477), ''National Archives of Australia''.

World War I Nominal Roll: Sapper Jack Freeman (2477), ''Australian War Museum''.

World War I Embarkation Roll: Sapper Jack Freeman (2477), ''Australian War Museum''.

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