William George Brew (17 October 1918 – 11 July 1941) was a rugby league footballer in the Australian competition the New South Wales Rugby League in the years 1940 and 1941.
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| Full name | William George Brew | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 October 1918 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 July 1941 (aged 22) Sydney, New South Wales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editA promising young centre. William Brew, or Bill as he was known, Played for the Eastern Suburbs club. A try scorer in the Easts’ premiership winning side that defeated Canterbury Bankstown, in 1940. Brew made his 1st grade debut in the previous weeks semi-final against St George, when he was brought into the side as a replacement for the injured Dave Brown.[2]
Death
editThe young centre's death came less than a year later. He died in Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney after contracting meningitis, following a match against an ‘invitational’ army side. He was buried at Botany Catholic Cemetery on 12 Jul 1941.[3] [4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bill Brew – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald – Death Notice 12/07/1941
- ^ The Sun (Sydney) "Rugby League Player Dies" 11-07-1941 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231621894?searchTerm=bill%20brew&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1941
- History Of The NSW Rugby League Finals; Steve Haddan
- RL1908.com; Sean Fagan