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Australian rules footballer
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Male
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Birth:
18 October 1888(Fitzroy, City of Yarra, Melbourne, Australia)
Death:
17 June 1960(Double Bay, New South Wales, Australia)
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Melbourne Grammar School
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Biography
Arthur Best (18 October 1888 – 17 June 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His father was Sir Robert Best, a prominent politician who served in the Victorian Legislative Assembly and Parliament of Australia.
In September 1914, Best enlisted in the AIF to fight in World War I. He had been working as a salesman prior to enlistment. A member of the 58th Battalion, Best worked his way up from the rank of private to captain. In 1918, he was twice mentioned in dispatches. Best returned safely to Australia in July 1919.