Full name Walter Gunnyon Died December 27, 1972 Name Wal Gunnyon | Years Club Place of birth Stawell, Victoria | |
Date of birth (1895-05-16)16 May 1895 Date of death 27 December 1972(1972-12-27) (aged 77) 1915, 1919-1921
1922-1927 South Fremantle
St Kilda
Oakleigh Role Australian Rules Footballer | ||
Walter Gunnyon (16 May 1895 – 27 December 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League and St Kilda in the VFL in the 1920s.
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Playing career
Gunnyon played four seasons with South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League, playing 54 games. He represented Western Australia in the 1921 Perth Carnival.
In 1922 Gunnyon transferred to St Kilda in the VFL going on to play 63 games for the club, the latter games in an unfamiliar defensive role. He left the club for the VFA in 1927 where he joined the newly established Oakleigh.
War service
Gunnyon enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force in November 1915, serving in France.
References
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