Dick Gibbs
This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For the basketball player, see Dick Gibbs (basketball).
| Dick Gibbs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Richard Horace Maconchie Gibbs | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Colac, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 19 July 1916 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Fleurbaix, France[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Caulfield Grammarians | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1912–14 1915 |
University Melbourne Total |
35 (3) 0 (0) 35 (3) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915. | |||
Richard Horace Maconchie "Dick" Gibbs MC (4 February 1892 – 19 July 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Melbourne University Football Club in the Victorian Football League.[2] He was also listed with the Melbourne Football Club, but never played a game.[3]
He was educated at Caulfield Grammar School and at the University of Melbourne.
He enlisted during the First World War—at the time he was a third-year medical student at Melbourne University—and was killed in his first clash with the enemy. He was posthumously awarded the Military Cross for leading his troops over a parapet, despite heavy German gunfire.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Main, J. & Allen, D., "Gibbs, Richard MC", pp.71-72 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 283. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ↑ "WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1915.". Winner. Melbourne, Vic. 21 April 1915. p. 6.
- ↑ "MILITARY CROSS AWARDS.". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 29 September 1916. p. 11.
Sources
- Dick Gibbs's statistics from AFL Tables
- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour: Richard Horace Maconchie Gibbs MC
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