About Fred Fielding
Lived 1889 – 1918 (aged 28). Fred Fielding was an australian rules football player.
Fred Fielding (6 September 1889 – 8 August 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League.
Recruited from South Bendigo where he played in their 1909, 1910, 1911, and 1912 Bendigo Football Association premiership teams.
Family The son of James Fielding (-1901), and Winifred Fielding (-1936), née Gleeson, he was born on 6 September 1889.
Military He enlisted to serve in World War I using the name James Gleeson (his father's given name and his mother's maiden name) while in Perth in 1916.
Death He died in action on the first day of the Hundred Days Offensive, the final series of offensives by the Allies on the Western Front in World War I.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Fred Fielding?
Australian rules footballer (1889-1918)
When was Fred Fielding born?
Fred Fielding was born on 6 September 1889 in Bendigo.
When did Fred Fielding die?
Fred Fielding died on 8 August 1918 in Villers-Bretonneux.
What was Fred Fielding's occupation?
Fred Fielding was an australian rules football player.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Fred Fielding (footballer)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Fred Fielding. https://biography.guide/fred-fielding/
MLA: "Fred Fielding." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/fred-fielding/.
Chicago: "Fred Fielding." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/fred-fielding/.
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