Les James
Australian rules footballer (1890–1917)
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Leslie Joseph James (29 June 1890 – 22 October 1917), also known as "Jack James", was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League.[1]
Geelong, Victoria
Passchendaele salient, Belgium
| Les James | |||
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James in 1910 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leslie Joseph James | ||
| Born |
29 June 1890 Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Died |
22 October 1917 (aged 27) Passchendaele salient, Belgium | ||
| Original team | Mercantile | ||
| Position | Rover / Wing / Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909–11, 1913–15 | Geelong | 72 (14) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He was killed in action in World War I. He died on the Passchendaele salient in 1917.
Family
Fifth of the eighth children of Joseph James (1856–1902), and Martha James (1857–1930), née Smith, Leslie Joseph James was born at Geelong on 29 June 1890.
He married Alice May Ward (1888–1963) in 1913. They had two children: Leslie Thomas James (1913–1979), and Iris May James (1915–1993).[2]
Two of his brothers, Frederick William "Fred" James (1884–1948) and Sydney Harold "Syd" James (1898–1969), also played with Geelong: Fred, played two games in 1908, and Syd played four games in 1919.
Football
He played 72 senior games with Geelong.
