Jack Shelton

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1905 – 1941

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Who was Jack Shelton?

John Thomas "Jack" Shelton is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and South Melbourne. He was killed in action in Tobruk in 1941.

As a VFL footballer, he was sometimes known as "J. A. Shelton", with the "A" most likely a reference to Avenel, in order to distinguish him from the other Jack Shelton, John Frederick "Jack" Shelton, a prolific goalkicker, recruited from Koo Wee Rup in 1926, who was playing for St Kilda at the same time.

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Born
Jan 24, 1905
Avenel
Education
  • Brighton Grammar School
Died
1941
Libya

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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