Thomas William Allen (10 September 1914 – 27 June 1965) 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
South Melbourne
South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at the 2021 ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...
(VFL),
and with Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
Family
The son of William Allen, and Sarah Allen, née Archer, Thomas William Allen was born on 10 September 1914. He was the older brother of
George Allen who also played for South Melbourne.
He died in South Melbourne on 27 June 1965.
Deaths: Allen, ''The Age'', (Monday, 28 June 1965), p. 14.
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Footnotes
References
Photograph of troops of the 20th Field Company, ''Collection of the Australian War Memorial''.
World War Two Nominal Roll: Sapper Thomas William Allen (VX70816), ''Department of Veterans' Affairs''.
External links
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''The VFA Project'': Allen, Tommy.
''Boyles Football Photos'': Tommy Allen.
1914 births
1965 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Sydney Swans players
People from South Melbourne
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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