Percy Cheffers
Australian rules footballer
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Percy Cheffers (1 June 1913 – 18 October 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] Before joining St Kilda, Cheffers played with Melbourne's reserves side, winning a VFL seconds premiership in 1935.[3][4]
Fitzroy, Victoria
| Percy Cheffers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Percy Theodore Cheffers[1] | ||
| Born | 1 June 1913 | ||
| Died |
18 October 1965 (aged 52) Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Melbourne's reserves | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1936–38 | St Kilda | 8 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
During World War II, Cheffers started as a private in the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) in 1940 for the Australian Sixth Division, in the 2/2nd Field Workshops, RAEME. He rose to the rank of warrant officer class I in charge of around 18 people who repaired radios for the Australian Ninth Division. He saw action in Libya, Palestine, New Guinea and Borneo.[5][6][7]
Percy married Mary Ellen Braines in the 1930s and had four children with her. He married his second wife, Audrey, in the 1950s. He died in a house fire in Fitzroy in 1965.
Percy received a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Swinburne Technical College in 1955[8]
His son, John Cheffers, became a noted sports academic.