William Drummond (footballer)

William Drummond
Personal information
Full name William Roy Sharp Drummond
Nickname(s) Roy
Date of birth (1890-10-18)18 October 1890
Place of birth Semaphore, South Australia
Date of death 15 December 1966(1966-12-15) (aged 76)
Place of death Largs Bay, South Australia
Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight 59 kg (130 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1913-1920 Port Adelaide
Career highlights

William Roy Sharp Drummond (18 October 1890 – 15 December 1966), known as 'Roy', was an Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club.

Family

The son of Andrew Drummond (1849–1926),[2] and Nancy Jane Drummond (1853–1919), née Brookes,[3] William Roy Sharp Drummond was born at Semaphore, South Australia on 18 October 1890.

He married Edith May Williams (1892–1949) on 18 August 1919.[4]

He is the grandfather of Olympic basketballer Phil Smyth.[5]

Military Medal

William Drummond was awarded a Military Medal during World War I. He was awarded the medal for, as records state, taking '"control of his platoon (in battle at Hamel near Amiens on 7 July 1918) after almost all other non-commissioned officers were killed. He reorganised the platoon and led them to their objective that night. He also assisted with the wounded that night and showed great coolness and initiative throughout the operation."'[6]

Post Football

After returning from war William would spend time fishing off the Semaphore Jetty trying to catch fish to feed families struggling to obtain food.[6]

Death

He died at Largs Bay, South Australia on 15 December 1966.[7]

See also

Notes

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  1. ^ Height and weight taken from Service Record measurements taken in January 1916.
  2. ^ Body in Locked House: Lonely Death at Semaphore, The (Adelaide) News, (Thursday, 11 February 1926), p..
  3. ^ Deaths: Drummond, The (Adelaide) Express and Telegraph, (Friday, 25 April 1919), p.2.
  4. ^ Deaths: Drummond, The Adelaide Chronicle, (Thursday, 20 January 1949), p.35.
  5. ^ Rucci (2014).
  6. ^ a b "Port uncovers a Great War hero". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  7. ^ William Roy Sharp Drummond , at "Find a Grave.

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