Ormond William Pleasents MC (10 November 1882 – 30 September 1946) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Orm Pleasents | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ormond William Pleasents | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Euroa | ||
| Date of death | 30 September 1946 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Margate, Kent | ||
| Original team(s) | Hawthorn (VMFL) | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1907 | Collingwood | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1907. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He had a distinguished military career in World War I, and was awarded the Military Cross for "conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty near Angres, on 5th November 1918".[2]
He died in Margate, Kent in 1946.[3]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 710. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Ormond William PLEASENTS". The AIF Project.
- ^ National Probate Register, England and Wales. The High Court of Justice in England. 1946. p. 489.
External links edit
- Orm Pleasents's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Orm Pleasents's profile at Collingwood Forever
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