Jack Evans (28 March 1891 – 22 October 1966) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Melbourne
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Evans' football career was interrupted by serving in World War I. He served in the Army and was a sergeant when awarded the
Military Medal
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in 1918.
Football
In May 1919, an unidentified former Melbourne footballer, wrote to the football correspondent of ''The Argus'' as follows:
::"In 1914 the Melbourne football team,
after its junction with the University, was a fine team, and succeeded in reaching the semi-finals.
Out of this combination the following players enlisted and served at the front:—
C. Lilley (seriously wounded),
J. Hassett,
H. Tomkins (severely wounded), J. Evans (seriously wounded),
W. Hendrie,
R. L. Park,
J. Doubleday (died),
A. Best,
C. Burge (killed),
C. (viz., A.) Williamson (killed),
J. Brake,
R. Lowell,
E. Parsons (seriously wounded),
A. M. Pearce (killed),
F. Lugton (killed),
A. George,
C. Armstrong,
P. Rodriguez (killed),
J. Cannole (viz., Connole),
A. Fraser (seriously wounded),
T. Collins.
These are all players of note, and in themselves would have formed a very fine side, but there is only one of them playing at the present time, viz., C. Lilley, who, as a matter of fact, takes the field under some disability owing to severe wounds which he received on service." — ''The Argus'', 16 May 1919.
'Old Boy', "Football: Notes and Comments", ''The Argus'', (Friday, 16 May 1919), p.8.
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1891 births
1966 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Melbourne Football Club players
Australian military personnel of World War I
Australian recipients of the Military Medal
Military personnel from Victoria (Australia)
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