Jack Murrell
Personal information
Full name John William Murrell
Date of birth (1901-06-23)23 June 1901
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 3 June 1980(1980-06-03) (aged 78)
Place of death Adelaide, South Australia
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1920–22 Geelong 36 (0)
1925 New Town (Tas)
1926 Norwood (SANFL) 08 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John William Murrell (23 June 1901 – 3 June 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of Ambrose Murrell (1856-1946),[2] and Helen Harriet Murrell (1861-1948), née Cuthbertson,[3][4] John William Murrell was born at Geelong on 23 June 1901.

He married Beatrice Alice "Trixie" Calvert (1903-1990), at St John's Anglican Church, New Town, Tasmania, on 30 December 1926.[5]

Education

He was educated at the Geelong High School and the Gordon Institute of Technology.[6]

Engineer

He was a qualified hydraulic engineer.[7][8][9]

Military service

He also served in the Navy in World War I.[10]

Death

He died in Adelaide on 3 June 1980.

Notes

  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.645.
  2. Deaths: Murrell, The Argus, (Saturday, 28 September 1946), p.28.
  3. Diamond Wedding: Murrell—Cuthbertson, The Argus, (Saturday, 23 February 1946), p.18.
  4. Deaths: Murrell, The Adelaide Chronicle, (Thursday, 22 January 1948), p.33.
  5. Wedding Bells: Murrell—Calvert, The Huon Times. (Friday, 7 January 1927), p.5.
  6. Ex-Gordon Student's Appointment, The Geelong Advertiser, (Saturday, 23 August 1924), p.6.
  7. Gordon's Engineering Faculty, The Geelong Advertiser,(Saturday, 10 June 1922), p.4.
  8. Success of Gordon Students, The Geelong Advertiser, (Thursday, 4 September 1924), p.4.
  9. Sewers Engineer: A Tasmanian Appointed, The (Adelaide) Register, (Friday, 11 September 1925), p.13.
  10. "Discovering Anzacs: John William Murrell". National Archives of Australia.

References

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