Walter Johnston (footballer)

Walter Johnston (17 January 1884 – 18 July 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played one game for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1908.

Walter Johnston
Personal information
Full name Walter Johnston
Date of birth (1884-01-17)17 January 1884
Place of birth Kingston
Date of death 18 July 1946(1946-07-18) (aged 62)
Place of death Ringwood
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1908 Richmond 1 (0)
Total 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Until 2018, this game had been incorrectly allocated to Alex Johnston.[1]

Johnston served in the Australian army during World War II, despite being 56 years old by falsifying his birth day to 1 January 1896.[2]

Notes
  1. Bartlett, Rhett (2 December 2018). "Discovery of a new Tiger of Old". richmondfc.com.au. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. "World War Two Nominal Roll". Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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