Len Dockett
Encyclopedia
Leonard Dockett was an Australian rules football
player in the Victorian Football League
, and he also played cricket for Richmond. In December 2007, he was awarded a Life Membership to the Melbourne football club.
Dockett was a sergeant in the 14/32 battalion Australian Imperial Force
during World War II and served in Papua New Guinea
. He died on 1 January 2008, in Melbourne, Victoria.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
, and he also played cricket for Richmond. In December 2007, he was awarded a Life Membership to the Melbourne football club.
Dockett was a sergeant in the 14/32 battalion Australian Imperial Force
Australian Imperial Force
The Australian Imperial Force was the name given to all-volunteer Australian Army forces dispatched to fight overseas during World War I and World War II.* First Australian Imperial Force * Second Australian Imperial Force...
during World War II and served in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
. He died on 1 January 2008, in Melbourne, Victoria.
External links
- AFL Tables
- History of the Richmond Cricket Club at Cricket Victoria
- Profile on fullpointsfooty.net