Joe Ashdown
Australian rules footballer
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Joseph Charles Ashdown (30 December 1922 – 29 August 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Fullname
Joseph Charles Ashdown
Born
30 December 1922
Toorak, Victoria
Toorak, Victoria
Died
29 August 1982 (aged 59)
Cranbourne, Victoria
Cranbourne, Victoria
Original team
Glen Iris
| Joe Ashdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joseph Charles Ashdown | ||
| Born |
30 December 1922 Toorak, Victoria | ||
| Died |
29 August 1982 (aged 59) Cranbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Glen Iris | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946 | St Kilda | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of Joseph Henry Ashdown (1891-1969), and Rebecca Ashdown (1886-1966), née Wakeling, Joseph Charles Ashdown was born at Toorak, Victoria on 30 December 1922.
He married Noreen Alice Kennedy in 1945. Together they had two children, a son Wayne Joseph Ashdown born 31 January 1951 and Janus Ashdown.
Military service
Ashdown served as a leading aircraftman in the Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War from December 1941 until April 1946.[2]
Death
He died at Amstel golf course Cranbourne, Victoria on 29 August 1982.[3]
