Jim Tumilty

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Jim Tumilty
Personal information
Full name James Bertie Tumilty
Date of birth (1886-06-29)29 June 1886
Place of birth Launceston, Tasmania
Date of death 28 August 1953(1953-08-28) (aged 67)
Place of death Launceston, Tasmania
Original team(s) Mechanics
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1910 Carlton 2 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Bertie Tumilty (29 June 1886 – 28 August 1953)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

He was born in Launceston, Tasmania on 29 June 1886. In 1915 he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force and fought in the Gallipoli Campaign. He returned home after being injured by poison gas.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Obituaries And Funerals". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 29 August 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 7 September 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 840. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
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