Ralph Lancaster
Australian rules footballer
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Ralph Charles Lancaster (25 November 1907 – 28 August 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Numurkah, Victoria
Port Moresby, New Guinea
| Ralph Lancaster | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ralph Charles Lancaster | ||
| Born |
25 November 1907 Numurkah, Victoria | ||
| Died |
28 August 1942 (aged 34) Port Moresby, New Guinea | ||
| Original team | Geelong College | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
| Position | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929–1932, 1935 | Geelong | 44 (34) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of Thomas Stanley Lancaster (1878-1960), the Town Clerk of Newtown and Chilwell,[1] and Maud Amelia Lancaster (1878-1938), née Cory,[2] Ralph Charles Lancaster was born in Numurkah on 25 November 1907.
He married Jean Loveniah McCurdy (1912-1968), later Mrs Arnold Start Henderson, in 1938.
Football
Lancaster was recruited locally, from Geelong College.
A rover, he kicked 20 goals in his debut season,[3] and the following year was 19th. man in Geelong's 1930 VFL Grand Final loss to Collingwood.[4]
Military service
During World War II, Lancaster served in New Guinea as a Gunner with the 9th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, of the Royal Australian Artillery.
Death
He died of wounds sustained whilst on active service in New Guinea on 28 August 1942.[5][6]
He is buried at the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery.[7]
