Richard Henry Clough (2 March 1884 – 2 June 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL), who died as a result of the wounds he sustained on active service in World War I.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Richard Henry Clough | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Williamstown, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 2 June 1915 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | off Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey | ||
| Original team(s) | Coburg Juniors | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1907–1908 | Essendon | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of Joseph Richard Clough (1863–1936), and Louisa Mary Clough (1866–1931), née Hobbs,[2][3] Richard Henry Clough was born in Williamstown on 2 March 1884.
He married Catherine Maud Alice "Kitty" Cox (1885–1945), later, Mrs Bartholomew Cotter,[4][5] in 1906.
Football edit
Essendon (VFL) edit
Recruited from Coburg Juniors, Clough made two VFL appearance for Essendon.[6] The first came in the 1907 season, Essendon's round seven loss to Carlton at Princes Park, noted as the 104 points Carlton scored was then the most Essendon had ever conceded in a VFL fixture.[7] His other game for Essendon was in the seventh round of the 1908 VFL season, a six-point win over Melbourne at the MCG.[8]
North Melboune (VFA) edit
He was granted a permit in 1909 to join North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association.[9]
Military service edit
Clough, who was married and employed as a telephone linesman, enlisted for armed service on 29 October 1914.[10] He enlisted in Mackay, Queensland, but gave his address as North Williamstown.[10]
On 21 December, Clough and his unit, the 5th Light Horse Regiment, embarked from Sydney, on board the Transport A34 Persic.[10] They arrived in Egypt on 1 February 1915 and in May were deployed to Gallipoli.[10]
Death edit
He was wounded in action in Gallipoli on 2 June, a gunshot had penetrated his chest and abdomen.[10][11]
On 2 June 1915, on board the HMT Gascon, Clough died of his wounds and was buried at sea three miles off the coast of Gaba Tepe.[12][13][14]
He was posthumously awarded the British War Medal.[10]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Players Killed on Active Service – AFL Records on Service from Boer War / WW1 / WW2 – AFL.com.au". AFL. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Lively Court Case, The Williamstown Chronicle, (Saturday, 6 July 1907), p.2.
- ^ Divorce Court: Clough v. Clough, The Age, (Thursday, 3 August 1911), p.10.
- ^ She married Bartholomew Cotter in 1922.
- ^ Deaths: Cotter, The Argus, (Friday, 28 December 1945), p.2.
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2007).
- ^ "AFL Tables – Carlton v Essendon – Sat, 15-Jun-1907 3:00 PM – Match Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ "AFL Tables – Melbourne v Essendon – Mon, 8-Jun-1908 3:00 PM – Match Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ "Victorian Football Association". North Melbourne Courier and West Melbourne Advertiser. Vic. 28 May 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 7 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c d e f "Details – Richard Henry Clough". The AIF Project. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Essendon Football Club – Team Players – Richard Clough". Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Roll of Honour – Richard Henry Clough". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Honor Roll: Corporal Clough Dead". Williamstown Chronicle. Vic. 19 June 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 8 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". Williamstown Advertiser. Vic. 19 June 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
- World War One Service Record: Corporal Richard Henry Clough (365), National Archives of Australia.
External links edit
- Dick Clough's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Dick Clough at AustralianFootball.com
- Dick Clough, at The VFA Project.