''For the Canadian footballer of the same name see Ken Charlton (Canadian football).'' Kenneth James Charlton (15 July 1923 – 19 November 2012) was an Australian

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...

footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. Ken Charlton joined the Royal Australian Air Force and served with mixed British, Canadian and Australian crews in the RAF 58 Squadron, primarily at Stornoway in Scotland where the squadron formed part of Coastal Command. Ken Charlton played for

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between 1946 and 1954 and was captain in 1951-2 and 1954. He was awarded the

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in 2000. His son, Phil, also played for Canterbury throughout the 1970s.

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1923 births Australian rugby league players 2012 deaths Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Rugby league players from Sydney {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1920s-stub