 Bill Killiby. 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William John Reginald Killiby | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1911-01-16)16 January 1911 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 May 1979(1979-05-09) (aged 68) Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Whiticker/Hudson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Ned Goddard (uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Killiby (16 January 1911 – 9 May 1979) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s.
He played three seasons of first grade with St George Dragons between 1933-1935 and retired at the end of the 1940 season in Reserve Grade.
Killiby played lock-forward in the 1933 Grand Final against Newtown. Killiby's last game was on 30 August 1940 in the Reserve Grade Grand Final in which St. George Dragons won 29–10.
War service
Killiby served with the Australian Army in New Guinea in World War II. He was discharged due to injury in October 1944.
Death
Killiby died on 9 May 1979.
References
- Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. (ISBN 1875169571)
- The SUN(Sydney) 31/8/1940 "St.George League Victories" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230912168searchTerm=%22keightley%22%20%22st.george%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194
- World War Two Nominal Roll
- Sydney Morning Herald: Death notice 11/5/1979
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