Bob Stone
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| Bob Stone | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Lewis Stone | ||
| Born |
26 May 1925 Somerville, Victoria | ||
| Died |
24 June 2015 (aged 90) Inverloch, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Hastings | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1942–43, 1949 | Melbourne | 8 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Robert Lewis Stone (26 May 1925 – 24 June 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]The son of Ronald William Stone (1897–1967),[2] and Gertrude Amy Stone (1898–1951),[3] née Berryman, Robert Lewis Stone was born at Somerville, Victoria, on 26 May 1925.
Stone married Jean Alison Bourne in 1949. He died from a stroke on 24 June 2015, at the age of 90.[4]
Australian rules football
[edit | edit source]Cleared to Melbourne from Somerville,[5] Stone's football career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Australian Navy in the Second World War,[6] enlisting as he turned 18 and serving on several ships until the end of the war.[7]
Notes
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- ^ First World War Nominal Roll: Private Ronald William Stone (6141), Australian War Memorial
- First World War Embarkation Roll: Private Ronald William Stone (6141), Australian War Memorial
- World War One Service Record: Private Ronald William Stone (6141), National Archives of Australia.
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References
[edit | edit source]- World War Two Service Record: Robert Lewis Stone (PM6415), National Archives of Australia
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Able Seaman: Robert Lewis Stone (PM6415), Department of Veterans' Affairs
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Bob Stone's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bob Stone at AustralianFootball.com
- Demonwiki: Bob Stone.