Graham Dunscombe (7 July 1924 – 13 September 2020) was an

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er who played for

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in the

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(VFL).

Family

The son of Charles Ernest Kingsman Dunscombe (1891–1978), and Rose Susannah Dunscombe (1892–1984), née Graham, Graham Dunscombe was born at

Thornbury, Victoria Thornbury () is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Darebin local government area. Thornbury recorded a population of 19,005 at the . Thornbu ...

on 7 July 1924. He married Phyllis Ida "Peggy" Stewart in 1954, and they had two children, Roger, and Pamela.

Military service

Prior to his football career, Dunscombe served in Papua New Guinea with the Australian Army during World War II.

Football

Originally from

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(VFA) club

Sandringham Sandringham can refer to: Places Australia * Sandringham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Sandringham, Queensland, a rural locality * Sandringham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne **Sandringham railway line **Sandringham railway station * ...

, Dunscombe made five appearances for North Melbourne in the

1947 VFL season The 1947 VFL season was the 51st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 19 April until 27 September, and comprised a ...

before returning to the VFA. He coached

Moorabbin Moorabbin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston local government area. Moorabbin recorded a population of 6,287 at the . Most of the e ...

to the VFA premiership in 1963, after replacing Bob Wilkie as coach mid-season. From 1965 to 1967, Dunscombe coached VFA club

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, taking them to a Division 2 premiership in 1966; then from 1968 to 1968 coached the VFA's Mordialloc.

Footnotes

References

* Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Graham Dunscombe (VX140654), ''Department of Veterans' Affairs''.

World War Two Service Record: Private Graham Dunscombe (VX140654), ''National Archives of Australia''.

External links

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Graham Dunscombe, at ''The VFA Project''.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunscombe, Graham 1924 births 2020 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Moorabbin Football Club coaches Moorabbin Football Club players Mordialloc Football Club coaches North Melbourne Football Club players Prahran Football Club coaches Sandringham Football Club players People from Thornbury, Victoria Australian Army personnel of World War II Military personnel from Melbourne