Jump to content

Bill Killiby

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bill Killiby
Bill Killiby. 1933
Personal information
Full nameWilliam John Reginald Killiby
Born(1911-01-16)16 January 1911
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Died9 May 1979(1979-05-09) (aged 68)
Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionLock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1933–35 St George Dragons 39 11 0 0 33
Source: Whiticker/Hudson

Bill Killiby (16 January 1911 – 9 May 1979) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s.

Bill Killiby played three seasons of first grade with St George Dragons between 1933-1935 and retired at the end of the 1940 season in Reserve Grade.

Killiby played lock-forward in the 1933 Grand Final against Newtown.[1] Killiby's last game was on 30 August 1940 in the Reserve Grade Grand Final in which St. George Dragons won 29–10.[2]

War service

[edit]

Bill Killiby also served with the Australian Army in New Guinea in World War II. He was discharged due to injury in October 1944.[3]

Death

[edit]

Bill Killiby died on 9 May 1979.[4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. (ISBN 1875169571)
  2. ^ The SUN(Sydney) 31/8/1940 "St.George League Victories" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230912168searchTerm=%22keightley%22%20%22st.george%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194
  3. ^ World War Two Nominal Roll
  4. ^ Sydney Morning Herald: Death notice 11/5/1979