Charlie Perry (Australian rules footballer)

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Charlie Perry
Personal information
Full name	Charles Julius Perry
Date of birth	(1888-10-20)20 October 1888
Place of birth	Terowie, South Australia
Date of death	4 January 1961(1961-01-04) (aged 72)
Place of death	North Adelaide, South Australia
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1909–1915, 1920	Norwood	57 (15)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920.
Career highlights
AIF Pioneer Exhibition Game, London, 28 October 1916
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Charles Julius Perry (20 October 1888 – 4 January 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Norwood in the SAFL, and a Methodist Chaplain who served in the First AIF.

Family

The son of Isaiah Perry (1854-1911),^[1] and Caroline Marie Paulina Perry (1869-1956), née Roediger,^[2]^[3] Charles Julius Perry was born in Terowie, South Australia on 20 October 1888. His brother, Sir Frank Tennyson Perry (1887-1965) was a South Australian industrialist and member of parliament.^[4]

He married Florence Muriel Day (1985-1973) on 16 September 1920.^[5]

Football

Norwood (SAFL)

Perry, commonly known as "Redwing" due to his red hair, appeared in 58 games for Norwood and would have played more had World War I not interrupted his career. A Methodist minister, Perry finished equal first in a three way tie for the 1915 Magarey Medal count before having to settle for second after the umpires conferred to split the leaders as per the rules at the time. He was however posthumously awarded a retrospective Medal in 1998.^[7]

Training Units team (AIF)

He was captain of the Combined Training Units team in the AIF exhibition match which was played in London in 1916.

Military service

Enlisting on 1 March 1916, he served in Europe as a chaplain during World War I,^[8]^[9] and was involved in the AIF exhibition match which was played in London in 1916, captaining the Combined Training Units team.^[10] A news film was taken at the match. ^[11]^[12]

On 24 January 1919, Lieutenant-Colonel H. D. K. Macartney, the Officer Commanding of the 3rd Australian Divisional Artillery recommended that Perry be awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire:

"During the period Sept.17th to Decr.31st 1918, Chaplain-Major PERRY has been Chaplain to the 8th Aust.F.A.Brigade [viz., Australian Field Artillery Brigade]. His duties have always been carried out in a thoroughly cheerful and tactful manner, and throughout the rapid advance, leading up to the cessation of hostilities, his gallant bearing and unselfish devotion to duty, generally under adverse conditions, have materially assisted the administration of this Unit. He has been a splendid example to both Officers and men. [Signed] H.D.K. Macartney, Lieut-Colonel. Commander, 3rd. Aust. Div. Artillery.".^[13]

There is no indication within the records at the Australian War Memorial as to whether the Officer of the Order of the British Empire was ever awarded to Perry as Macartney had recommended.

After the war he returned to Norwood but only played briefly before retiring in 1920.

He continued to serve in the Methodist clergy and, also, served as vice-chairman of the Norwood Football Club.^[14]

Footnotes

^ Deaths: Perry, The (Adelaide) Register, (Friday, 1 December 1911), p.6; Personal, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Friday, 1 December 1911), p.8.
^ Re Unveiling of Tablet at Loos Church, The (Gawler) Bunyip, (Friday 11 March 1949), p.3.
^ Marriages: Perry—Roediger, The (Adelaide) Express and Telegraph, (Tuesday, 14 October 1884), p.2.
^ Susan Marsden, 'Perry, Sir Frank Tennyson (1887–1965)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition, ISSN 1833-7538, published by Australian National University
^ Marriages: Perry—Day, The (Adelaide) Chronicle, (Saturday, 23 October 1920), p.29.
^ Detail of Organised by Australian Olympic swimmer Lieutenant Frank Beaurepaire, etc., in the collection of the Australian War Memorial (Accession number: H16688).
^ "Last week in the SANFL..." Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
^ 4th Military District: Chaplains' Department, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No.99, (Saturday, 28 August 1915), p.1681.
^ First World War Embarkation Roll
^ Australian Football.com profile
^ The original newsreel: Australian Football (Pathé Newsreel, 1916) on YouTube
^ The 2019 remastered and colourised version of the original newsreel: Australian Football (Pathé Newsreel, 1916), remastered and colourised version (2019) on YouTube
^ Honours and awards (Recommendations: First World War): Recommendation for Charles Julius Perry to be awarded a (sic) Order of the British Empire
^ "ATHLETIC MAN PLEASES GOD MOST". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 16 May 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 9 January 2011 – via National Library of Australia.

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References

Photograph at Charles Julius Perry, at Virtual War Memorial Australia.
Pioneer Exhibition Game Australian Football: in aid of British and French Red Cross Societies: 3rd Australian Division v. Australian Training Units at Queen's Club, West Kensington, on Saturday, October 28th, 1916, at 3pm, Wightman & Co., (London), 1919.
Richardson, N. (2016), The Game of Their Lives, Pan Macmillan Australia: Sydney. ISBN 978-1-7435-3666-7
National Archives of Australia: World War I Service record: Charles Julius Perry
Wheaton, C., "Preachers and Their Pastimes: Rev C. J. Perry - - Footballer", The Australian Christian Commonwealth, (Friday, 5 July 1929), p.4.
Military Forces of the Commonwealth: Appointments, Promotions, etc.: 4th Military District: Chaplains' Department, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No.99, (Saturday, 28 August 1915), p.1681: Appointment of Charles Julius Perry as Chaplain, 4th Class (effective date 1 August 1915).
First World War Embarkation Roll: Chaplain 4th Class Charles Julius Perry, collection of the Australian War Memorial.
First World War Nominal Roll: Chaplain Charles Julius Perry, collection of the Australian War Memorial.
First World War Service Record: Chaplain-Major Charles Julius Perry, National Archives of Australia.

External links

Charlie Perry at AustralianFootball.com

Magarey Medal winners

1898: Green
1899: Malin
1900: not awarded
1901: Sandland
1902: MacKenzie
1903: Waye
1904: not awarded
1905: MacKenzie
1906: MacKenzie
1907: Mack
1908: Tierney
1909: R. Head
1910: Hosking
1911: Cumberland
1912: Low
1913: Leahy
1914: Ashley
1915: Barry/Hosking/Perry
1916–18: not awarded
1919: Moriarty
1920: Moriarty/Richardson
1921: Adams/Karney/Moriarty/Scott
1922: Barnes
1923: Riley
1924: Scott
1925: Bampton/Lill
1926: McGregor
1927: McGregor
1928: Handby
1929: Snell
1930: Scott
1931: Sexton
1932: Pontifex
1933: Dunn
1934: Johnston
1935: Cockburn
1936: McCallum
1937: Hawke
1938: Quinn
1939: McArthur/Pash
1940: Brock
1941: Boyall
1942–44: not awarded
1945: Quinn
1946: Hank
1947: Hank
1948: R. Phillips
1949: Crabb/R. Phillips
1950: McKay
1951: Marriott
1952: Fitzgerald
1953: Deane
1954: Fitzgerald
1955: L. Head
1956: Boyd
1957: Benton/Deane
1958: L. Head
1959: Fitzgerald
1960: Barbary
1961: Halbert
1962: Eustice
1963: L. Head
1964: Motley
1965: Window
1966: Kneebone
1967: Lindner/Obst
1968: Robran
1969: Phillis
1970: Robran
1971: R. Ebert
1972: Blight
1973: Robran
1974: R. Ebert
1975: Woite
1976: R. Ebert
1977: Trevor Grimwood
1978: Hodgeman
1979: Duckworth
1980: R. Ebert
1981: Aish
1982: McGuinness
1983: Antrobus
1984: Platten
1985: Fielke
1986: Anderson
1987: Jarman
1988: Whittlesea
1989: McAdam
1990: Hodges
1991: Naley
1992: Buckley
1993: B. Phillips
1994: McIntosh
1995: Kilpatrick/McIntosh
1996: Francou
1997: Atkinson/Jarman
1998: Osborn
1999: Squire
2000: Squire
2001: Brown/O'Connor
2002: Sheedy/Weatherald
2003: B. Ebert
2004: P. Thomas
2005: Clayton
2006: Backwell
2007: Allan
2008: Crane
2009: Archard/Ezard
2010: Allan
2011: Allan
2012: Cross/Symes
2013: M. Thomas
2014: Kirkwood
2015: Cross
2016: Kirkwood
2017: Grigg
2018: Grigg
2019: Partington
2020: Combe
2021: Gibbs/Tsitas
2022: Young
2023: Grant
2024: Boyd/Snelling

The Magarey Medal has been awarded since 1898 to the "best and most brilliant" player in the South Australian National Football League and its various incarnations.

v t e South Australian team – 1912 Interstate matches
Victoria 14.13 (97) def South Australia 10.10 (70), at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 6 July 1912 South Australia 9.8 (62) def Victoria 6.7 (43), at Adelaide Oval, 10 August 1912
Both games	Renfrey (captain) Tredrea (vice-captain) Ashley Conlin Congear Heinrichs Hosking Klose T. Leahy Low Mahony Millhouse Oliver Taylor
First game only	Callinan Keen B. Leahy Oakley
Second game only	Dowling Head McCarthy Perry
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