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Dave Nelson (Australian footballer)

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Dave Nelson
Personal information
Full name David Joseph Nelson
Date of birth (1910-02-26)26 February 1910
Place of birth Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death 12 April 1986(1986-04-12) (aged 76)
Place of death Hawthorn, Victoria
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1928 Coburg (VFA) 1 (0)
1929 North Melbourne 7 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

David Joseph Nelson (26 February 1910 – 12 April 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

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The son of David Guy Nelson (1870–1970),[2] and Ellen Nelson (1880–1953),[3] née Tighe, David Joseph Nelson was born in Collingwood, Victoria on 26 February 1910.

He married Patricia Mary McDonald (1917–1997) in 1939.

Military service

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Nelson later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[4]

Death

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He died at his residence in Hawthorn, Victoria on 12 April 1986.[5]

Notes

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References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • World War Two Nominal Roll: Private David Joseph Nelson (V340383), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  • B884, VX340383: World War Two Service Record: Private David Joseph Nelson (V340383), National Archives of Australia.
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