Harold Clark "Bottles" Chesswas (18 June 1901 – 24 October 1956) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played with Collingwood in the VFL.

Family

The son of George Forrester Chesswas (1858–1924), and Louisa Chesswas (1862–1903), née Freeman, Harold Clark Chesswas was born in

Collingwood, Victoria Collingwood is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3km north-east of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Yarra Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Collingwood recorded a ...

, on 18 June 1901. He married Letitia Mary Lingham (1902–1972) in 1932.

Football

Chesswas was a utility player, who played mainly on the wing.

Death

He died at

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, on 24 October 1956.Deaths: Chesswas, ''The Argus'', (Thursday, 25 October 1956), p.12.
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Notes

References

* Sharland, W.S.
"Hayes, Cheswass, and Bryant are Renowned for their Play in League Games", ''The Sporting Globe'', (Saturday, 30 August 1924), p.8.

Football: Oakleigh Coach: H. Chesswas (Coll.) Appointed, ''The Argus'', (Friday, 29 January 1932), p.10.

External links

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Harry Cheswass (sic)
at ''The VFA Project''.
Harry Chesswas
at ''Boyles Football Photos''. * 1901 births 1956 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club premiership players Northcote Football Club players Oakleigh Football Club players VFL/AFL premiership players People from Collingwood, Victoria 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1901-stub