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Albert Gillespie

1912 – 1938

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Lived 1912 – 1938 (aged 26). Albert Gillespie was a cricketer.

Albert George Gillespie (7 June 1912 – 7 August 1938) was an Australian first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer.

Gillespie was born in the Adelaide suburb of Rose Park. He studied medicine in Adelaide and Melbourne, before moving to London in 1937 to further his studies. He played first-class cricket in August of the same year for a Combined Services cricket team against the touring New Zealanders at Portsmouth. Batting twice during the match, he scored a single run in the Combined Services first-innings before being dismissed by Lindsay Weir, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by Jack Cowie for 10 runs. He also bowled fifteen overs across the match, taking the wicket of Martin Donnelly in the New Zealanders first-innings.

Gillespie was one of five fatalities when the Handley Harrow he was aboard crashed in heavy fog and rain during exercises near Great Barton during the early hours of August 7, 1938. He was subsequently buried at St Nicholas' Church, Feltwell.

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University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne
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Albert George Gillespie

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Who was Albert Gillespie?

(1912-1938)

When was Albert Gillespie born?

Albert Gillespie was born on 7 June 1912 in Rose Park.

When did Albert Gillespie die?

Albert Gillespie died on 7 August 1938 in Great Barton.

What was Albert Gillespie's occupation?

Albert Gillespie was a cricketer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Albert Gillespie

· Wikidata: Q61764415

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