Jim Tumilty

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer

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[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Jim Tumilty's playing statistics from AFL Tables
* Jim Tumilty's profile at Blueseum

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