Gladstone Power

Edward Gladstone Wills Power (18 May 1898 – 10 July 1950) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

This article is about the VFL player. For the QBL team, see Gladstone Port City Power.

Gladstone Power
Personal information
Full name Edward Gladstone Wills Power
Date of birth (1898-05-18)18 May 1898
Place of birth Queenscliff, Victoria
Date of death 10 July 1950(1950-07-10) (aged 52)
Place of death Adelaide, South Australia
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1919–21 South Melbourne 23 (21)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Edward Power, and Eveline Maud Power, née Wills, Edward Gladstone Wills Power was born at Queenscliff, Victoria on 18 May 1898.

He married Lillian Mavis Vorherr (1898-1964) in 1916.

Football

Hawthorn (VFA)

On 30 June 1921, he was granted a clearance to the VFA club Hawthorn,[2] He played in 6 matches in the remainder of the 1921 season.

Death

He died in Adelaide, South Australia on 10 July 1950.[3][4]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.716.
  2. Football: Permits granted, The Age, (Friday, 1 July 1921), p.10.
  3. "Family Notices". Chronicle. South Australia. 13 July 1950. p. 38.
  4. Deaths: Power, The Age, (Monday, 31 July 1950), p.7.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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