Jock Menzies
Australian rules footballer
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John Menzies (31 October 1887 – 14 May 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Port Melbourne, Victoria
Essendon West, Victoria
| Jock Menzies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Menzies | ||
| Born |
31 October 1887 Port Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Died |
14 May 1967 (aged 79) Essendon West, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Port Melbourne Juniors | ||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb)[1] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1913 | St Kilda | 4 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of Andrew Constable Menzies (1858–1939),[3] and Williamina Menzies (1858-1919), née Smith,[4] John Menzies was born at Port Melbourne, Victoria on 31 October 1887.[1]
He married Elsie Louise Martin (1886-1966) on 5 September 1922. They had one child: a daughter, Dorothy Elsie Menzies (1924-2023), later, Mrs. Kenneth David Gould.
Football
On 23 April 1913 he was cleared from Port Melbourne to St Kilda.[5]
St Kilda (VFL)
Menzies made his debut, as the resting forward-pocket rover, for St Kilda, against South Melbourne, at the Lake Oval, on 26 April 1913.[6]
Port Melbourne (VFA)
On 28 May 1914 Menzies was cleared from St Kilda to Port Melbourne.[7] He played in 8 games, at centre half-forward, in the 1914 season, kicking 4 goals.[8]
Military service
He enlisted on 15 September 1914, and served overseas with the Australian Army Medical Corps of the First AIF.[9][10][1][11] He was wounded twice, in action — on 3 May 1915,[12][13] and on 21 August 1915[14][15] — while serving in the Dardanelles campaign,[1] and returned to Australia on HMAT A29 Suevic, arriving in Melbourne on 5 January 1919.[1][16]
Death
He died at West Essendon on 14 May 1967.[17]