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Dave Gillespie Personal information Full name Dave Gillespie Date of birth 13 December 1887 Date of death 27 March 1917 (aged 29)Place of death Caulfield, Victoria Original team Prahran Height/Weight 182cm / 87.5kg Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1907-08 Carlton 5 (2) 1 Playing statistics to end of 1908 season .Dave Gillespie was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League. After being severely injured in World War I, he was repatriated to Australia. He later died of his wounds, and was buried in Coburg Cemetery. His twin brother was Carlton premiership player Doug Gillespie.
Sources
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Dave Gillespie's statistics from AFL Tables
Categories:- 1887 births
- 1917 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Carlton Football Club players
- Prahran Football Club players
- Australian military personnel killed in World War I
- Australian rules biography stubs
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