Les Primrose
Australian rules footballer
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Leslie John Primrose (14 May 1890 – 4 June 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League. He served in the Australian Flying Corps in World War I and took part in dogfights against the German Red Baron unit. He was killed in a plane crash in 1918.
| Les Primrose | |||
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Primrose in November 1916 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leslie John Primrose | ||
| Born |
14 May 1890 Ballarat, Victoria | ||
| Died |
4 June 1918 (aged 28) Somme, France | ||
| Original team | Ballarat | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1912–13 | University | 16 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
Football
Military service
Employed as a schoolteacher, Primrose enlisted in the First AIF on 2 August 1915.
Death
He was killed in action when his plane crashed on its return flight to its base on 4 June 1918.[5]