Len Worle

Len Worle
Personal information
Full name	Leonard Victor Worle
Date of birth	(1889-05-26)26 May 1889
Place of birth	Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death	10 October 1948(1948-10-10) (aged 59)
Place of death	Fitzroy North, Victoria
Original team(s)	Brunswick
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1912	Essendon	4 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leonard Victor Worle (26 May 1889 – 10 October 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

One of five children, the son of Thomas Worle (1845-1915), and Eliza Worle (1857-1912), née Dennis, Leonard Victor Worle was born at Collingwood on 26 May 1889. His brother, Thomas Henry Worle (1885-1917), played for Collingwood.

He married Henrietta Bromley (1890-1982) in 1912.

Military service

He enlisted in the First AIF, and served overseas with the 2nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade.

Death

He died at North Fitzroy on 10 October 1948.

References

• 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.
• Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
• First World War Nominal Roll: Bombardier Leonard Victor Worle (1129), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
• First World War Nominal Roll: Sergeant Leonard Victor Worle (1129), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
• First World War Service Record: Sergeant Leonard Victor Worle (1129), National Archives of Australia.
• Repatriation Department File: Sergeant Leonard Victor Worle (1129), National Archives of Australia.

External links

• Len Worle's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Len Worle at AustralianFootball.com
• Leon Worle, at The VFA Project.