Des Bell
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| Des Bell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Desmond Clyde Bell | ||
| Born |
23 May 1923 Creswick, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team | Creswick[1] | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–48 | Melbourne | 7 (4) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Desmond Clyde Bell (born 23 May 1923) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Bell was born at Creswick, Victoria on 23 May 1923.[3] He married Nina Helen Dora Thomson in 1948.[4]
Bell served overseas as a gunner in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[5]
Notes
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Gunner Desmond Clyde Bell (VX113976), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Gunner Desmond Clyde Bell (VX113976), National Archives of Australia.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Des Bell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Des Bell at AustralianFootball.com
- Des Bell, at Demonwiki.
