Jim Knight (footballer)
| Jim Knight | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Bell Knight | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 11 October 1943 (aged 25) | ||
| Place of death | off Goodenough Island, Territory of New Guinea | ||
| Original team(s) | Presbyterian Guild | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939–1941 | Geelong | 42 (54) | |
| 1942–1943 | Carlton | 15 (7) | |
| Total | 57 (61) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James Bell Knight (3 January 1918 – 11 October 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Carlton in the VFL.
Family[edit]
The son of Archie Cecil Clarence Knight (1896–1965), and Margaret May Knight (1892–1960), née Paterson, James Bell Knight was born on 3 January 1918.
Football[edit]
Geelong[edit]
Knight was Geelong's best and fairest player in 1941.
Carlton[edit]
He joined Carlton in 1942 after Geelong withdrew from the competition due to the war and spent two seasons with the club.[1]
Military service[edit]
While playing at Carlton he received military training; and, in 1943, he joined the RAAF, and served in Papua New Guinea, fighting against the Japanese.
He was killed on 11 October 1943 when the bombs aboard his Douglas Boston bomber (A28-26) exploded after the aircraft crashed during take-off from Goodenough Island in Papua New Guinea. The other two crew members survived the accident.[2][3][4]
Remembered[edit]
The runner up in the Geelong Best and Fairest now wins the Jim Knight Memorial Trophy.
See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Sportsmen's Honor Roll, The Weekly Times, (Wednesday, 20 October 1943), p. 20.
- ^ Deaths: On Active Service, The Argus, (Friday, 15 October 1943), p. 2.
- ^ Australian Roll of Honor, The Age, (Tuesday, 26 October 1943), p. 4; R.A.A. F. Casualties: Australia and Australian Territories: Killed Aircraft Accident, The Argus, (Monday, 1 November 1943), p. 5.
- ^ De Bolfo, Tony, "The Great Fallen: Jim Knight", carltonfc.com, 21 April 2015.
References[edit]
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Flying Officer James Bell Knight (19067).
- Roll of Honour: Flying Officer James Bell Knight (19067), Australian War Memorial.
External links[edit]
- Jim Knight's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Blueseum profile
- RAAF Inter-services premiership team 1942, Boyles Football photos.
- 1941 VFL Round Two: Geelong v St Kilda - First Game at Kardinia Park, Boyles Football photos.
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- 1918 births
- 1943 deaths
- Carlton Football Club players
- Geelong Football Club players
- Carji Greeves Medal winners
- Australian rules footballers from Geelong
- Australian military personnel killed in World War II
- Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
- Royal Australian Air Force officers
- Military personnel from Victoria (state)
- Australian rules biography, 1918 birth stubs