Derek Mollison
| Derek Mollison | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Crawford Mollison | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1901 | ||
| Date of death | 19 December 1943 (aged 42) | ||
| Place of death | Rockhampton, Central Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Melbourne Grammar | ||
| Height / weight | 189 cm / 81 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1923–1928 | Melbourne | 66 (30) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1924–1925 | Victoria | 4 (-) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1925. | |||
Crawford "Derek" Mollison (22 October 1901 – 19 December 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A Victorian representative, he retired at a young age to pursue a business career. He later joined the Australian army.[1]
On 19 December 1943, Mollison was one of 31 people on board a C47 aircraft which crashed north of Rockhampton in Central Queensland.[2] The plane, which was flying from Townsville to Brisbane, had been carrying 20 US Armed Services personnel, two non-combatants, as well as Mollison and seven others members of the Australian Defence force.[3] There were no survivors.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ↑ "Capricorn Coast Business Alliance News". June 2012. Capricorn Coast Business Alliance.
- 1 2 "A site to remember: Canal Creek air disaster". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
External links
- Derek Mollison's statistics from AFL Tables
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