Name Paddy Bugden Role Armed force officer | Rank Private Awards Victoria Cross | |
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Died September 28, 1917, Ypres, Belgium Service/branch First Australian Imperial Force Unit 31st Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment Battles and wars Western Front, World War I | ||
Patrick Alfred 'Paddy' Bugden (1920-1993) was an Australian rugby league player of the 1940s.
Paddy Bugden started his rugby league career at Marist Brothers, Lismore, New South Wales. He was a half-back who played five seasons for the Newtown Jets between 1942-1943 and 1945-1947. He also played one season with Western Suburbs Magpies in 1944. The highlight of his career was playing in Newtown's winning 1943 Grand Final winning team that defeated North Sydney Bears.
Paddy Bugden died on 17 February 1993, aged 73.
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