Arch Corbett

Arch Corbett
Personal information
Full name Archibald Gladstone Corbett[1]
Date of birth (1883-08-18)18 August 1883
Place of birth Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death 25 June 1920(1920-06-25) (aged 36)
Place of death near Toulon, France
Original team(s) Wesley College
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1912–13 University 7 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.

Archibald Gladstone "Arch" Corbett (18 August 1883 – 25 June 1920) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League. He served as a medical officer during World War I and remained in England after the war to work in London hospitals.[2] He died in 1920 after being lost overboard near the coast of Toulon, while returning to Australia from England on the RMS Orontes.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Roll of Honour: Archibald Gladstone Corbett". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. "Mainly About People.". The Daily News. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 27 July 1920. p. 3 Edition: Third Edition. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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