Les James

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. He was killed in World War I. He died on the Passchendaele salient in 1917.[1]

This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For the English footballer, see Les James (footballer).

Les James
James in 1910
Personal information
Full name Leslie Joseph James
Date of birth (1890-06-29)29 June 1890
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 22 October 1917(1917-10-22) (aged 27)
Place of death Passchendaele salient, Belgium
Original team(s) Mercantile
Position(s) Rover / Wing / Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909–11, 1913–15 Geelong 72 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Joseph James and Martha James, née Smith, he was born on 29 June 1890. He married Alice May Ward (1888-) in 1913. They had two children; one was Iris May James (1915-).[2] He was killed in action on 22 October 1917.[3][4][5][6]

Football

He played 72 senior games with Geelong. His brothers Fred James and Syd James also played with Geelong (in 1908 and 1919 respectively).

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See also
  • List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service

Footnotes
  1. In some sources, he is listed as playing for Geelong again in 1919; however it was actually his brother, Syd James (1898-1969) on debut.
  2. Photograph: Private Leslie Joseph James (7117), Australian War Memorial.
  3. In Memoriam: James, The Geelong Advertiser, (Tuesday, 22 October 1918), p.1.
  4. Australian Red Cross Society Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau Files, 1914-18 War: 7117 Private Leslie Joseph James, Australian War Memorial.
  5. Well-Known Footballer Killed, The Geelong Advertiser, (Wednesday, 28 November 1917), p.4.
  6. Private Leslie James, The Ballarat Courier, (Monday, 10 December 1917), p.4.

References
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