William George Hulme Lever (20 April 1904 – 25 September 1986)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Family

The son of William Lever (1877–1909) and Sophia Amelia Lever (1882–1962), née Potter, William George Hulme Lever was born at Prahran, Victoria on 20 April 1904.[3]

Football

Carlton (VFL)

Bill Lever played fourteen games for Carlton in 1929–30.[2]

Preston (VFA)

Bill Lever subsequently played seven games for Preston in the 1930 season.[4]

Military service

Aged 36, Lever enlisted in the Volunteer Defence Corps during World War II in 1940, and served in Melbourne until 1944.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ "Bill Lever - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897. 8th ed. Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 484. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. ^ "Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria". Government of Victoria.
  4. ^ "Lever, Bill". The VFA Project. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  5. ^ "WWII Nominal Roll: William Lever". Department of Veterans Affairs.