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Norman Leslie Oliver (15 August 1922 – 27 June 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a talented tennis player, and there was a possibility of him being a future Davis Cup player.




Family


Son of Harold George Oliver (1893-1968), and Gladys Elizabeth Ann Oliver (1894-1961), née Atherton, Norman Leslie Oliver was born on 15 August 1922.




Military service


Serving as a Flying Officer in the RAAF during World War II, he was killed when his Kittyhawk plane crashed on a beach in New Guinea.




See also


List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service




Footnotes






References



Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
World War Two Nominal Roll: Flying Officer Norman Leslie Oliver (436020).
Roll of Honour: Flying Officer Norman Leslie Oliver (436020), Australian War Memorial.
Roll of Honour Circular: Flying Officer Norman Leslie Oliver (436020), Collection of the Australian War Memorial.
Flying Officer Norman Leslie Oliver (436020), Commonwealth War Graves Commission.




External links


Norm Oliver's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Forever Collingwood: Norm Oliver (1940-1941).

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