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Ted McLean

Edward Finlay McLean was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was killed in action in World War I.

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Ted McLean
Personal information
Full name Edward Finlay McLean
Born (1893-10-12)12 October 1893
Geelong, Victoria
Died 29 May 1915(1915-05-29) (aged 21)
Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1912 Geelong 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edward Finlay McLean (12 October 1893 – 29 May 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was killed in action in World War I.1

Football career

He played two league games for Geelong, both in the 1912 VFL season, the first in round 15 against Collingwood at Victoria Park.23 Matched up against Collingwood wingman Percy Gibb, his performance on debut was described as promising by the Geelong Advertiser.4 His only other VFL appearance for Geelong came in round 18, a 37-point win by Geelong over Richmond at Corio Oval.35

Military service

On 18 August 1914, McLean enlisted in the army and two months later embarked from Melbourne on the HMAT Benalla (A24), to serve with the 8th Battalion.6 He took part in the Gallipoli Campaign and was killed in action on 29 May 1915, aged 21.78

Personal life

McLean, the youngest son of Norman and Jane McLean, was born in Geelong on 12 October 1893.6910 He had two brothers, Archie and Norman.9

References

References

  1. "Players Killed on Active Service – AFL Records on Service from Boer War / WW1 / WW2". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. "Ted McLean – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. "Geelong lost on the post". Geelong Advertiser. Victoria. 5 August 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Geelong is in the four". Geelong Advertiser. Victoria. 2 September 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 23 April 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Details – Edward McLean". Australian Defence Force Academy. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  7. "Roll of Honour: Edward Finlay McLean". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  8. "Family Notices". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 July 1915. p. 1. Retrieved 23 April 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Family Notices". Geelong Advertiser. Victoria. 2 July 1915. p. 1. Retrieved 23 April 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "McLean Edward Finlay : SERN 281 : POB Geelong VIC : POE Geelong VIC : NOK F McLean N – Discovering Anzacs". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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