George Edward Page (13 June 1905 – 4 September 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.683.
Family The son of John William Page (1864–1949),Law Notices: John William Page, The Age, (Monday, 19 December 1949), p.10. and Annie Elizabeth Page (1863–1906), née Buchanan,Deaths: Page, The Age, (Saturday, 1 September 1906), p.7.Business in Dispute: Question of Ownership: Judge Neighbour Decides, The Herald, (Friday, 30 November 1906), p.3.An Insolvent's Estate: Dispute over a Bakery Business, The Age, (Saturday, 1 December 1906), p.5. George Edward Page was born at Elsternwick, Victoria on 13 June 1905.
He married Dorothy Thelma Wessel (1908–1983) in 1932.
Football He was granted a clearance from the Elsternwick Football Club in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA) to Essendon on 30 April 1926.Additional Permits Granted, The Argus, (Saturday, 1 May 1926), p.26.
Military service Page later served in the Australian Army in the Middle East during World War II.Nominal Roll.
Death He died at East Malvern on 4 September 1974.Deaths: Page, The Age, (Thursday, 5 September 1974), p.23.
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Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.
B883, VX75965: World War Two Service Record: Private George Edward Page (VX75965), National Archives of Australia.
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