John Joseph "Bill" Lewis (3 September 1909 – 3 August 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.512.
Family The son of Joseph Lewis, and Mary Agnes Lewis, née Lewis, John Joseph Lewis was born at Carlton, Victoria on 3 September 1909.
His brother, John Francis "Johnny" Lewis (1901–1973), played VFA and VFL football for North Melbourne, and VFL football for Melbourne.
He married Nellie May Ottaway (1912–1986) in 1940.
Death He died on 3 August 1949 at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville, Victoria from the head injuries he sustained from an altercation at St Kilda on Saturday, 30 July 1949.North's Seconds Secretary Dies, The Herald, (Wednesday, 3 August 1949), p.19.Death of North Melb. Official, The Age, (Thursday, 4 August 1949), p.12.North Official's Death, The Argus, (Thursday, 4 August 1949), p.19.Death After a Party, The Herald, (Wednesday, 31 August 1949), p.3.
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John J. Lewis at findagrave.com.