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Australian rules footballer
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Male
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Birth:
15 November 1891(Bairnsdale, Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia)
Death:
15 November 1916(Rouen, arrondissement of Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
- For the American college football coach, see Jack Freeman (American football).
Jack Freeman (15 November 1891 – 15 November 1916) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.
Family
The son of Frederick and Margaret Freeman, née McGuiness, he was born on 15 November 1891. He died of wounds received on active service on 15 November 1916.
Football
Top goalscorer for South Melbourne in 1914.
Military
He enlisted in the First AIF in July 1915. He was badly wounded in France; and, after having both legs amputated, he died in a military hospital on his 25th birthday.