# Charlie Morley

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Lieutenant **Charles Henry Morley** (2 March 1883 – 13 April 1919) was an [Australian rules footballer](/source/Australian_rules_football) who played with [Essendon](/source/Essendon_Football_Club) in the [Victorian Football League](/source/Victorian_Football_League_(1897%E2%80%931989)) (VFL).[1][2]

## Football

Born and educated in [Strathbogie, Victoria](/source/Strathbogie,_Victoria), Morley later made his way to Sydney, where he played for the Paddington Football Club.[3][4] While at Paddington he was held in high regard, described along with a teammate as "one of the two finest ruck-players in NSW".[5]

Morley, a half-back flanker with Essendon, played three VFL games, all in the [1906 VFL season](/source/1906_VFL_season).[6] Each of his appearance were in [East Melbourne](/source/East_Melbourne_Cricket_Ground), the first a seven-point loss to [South Melbourne](/source/Sydney_Swans) in the opening round.[7] He next played in round three, when Essendon defeated [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne_Football_Club) by 34 points and his final appearance, in round 11, was also in a win, over [St Kilda](/source/St_Kilda_Football_Club).[7]

## Military

On 17 July 1915 Morley departed Melbourne on HMAT A67 *Orsova*, a member of the Siege Artillery Brigade which would be the first Australian unit to land in France.[8][9]

Morley died in London on 13 April 1919, while being transported to the [Royal Herbert Hospital](/source/Royal_Herbert_Hospital).[10][11] He had been suffering from [bronchopneumonia](/source/Bronchopneumonia).[11]

## References

1. ["Details: Charles Henry Morley"](https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=214256). The AIF Project. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). *The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers*. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.

1. ["Strathbogie."](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65687816). *[Euroa Advertiser](/source/Euroa_Advertiser)*. 9 May 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 16 May 2015. – via National Library of Australia.

1. ["Football Notes."](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139183500). *[The Australasian](/source/The_Australasian)*. 5 May 1906. p. 21. Retrieved 16 May 2015. – via National Library of Australia.

1. ["Paddington."](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167208395). *[Sydney Sportsman](/source/Sydney_Sportsman)*. 2 May 1906. p. 7. Retrieved 16 May 2015. – via National Library of Australia.

1. ["Past Player Profiles – M"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150706133314/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---m). essendonfc.com.au. Archived from [the original](http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---m) on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

1. ["Charlie Morley – Games Played"](http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/C/Charlie_Morley_gm.html). AFL Tables. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

1. ["Morley Charles Henry"](http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/295509). National Archives of Australia and Archives NZ. 15 September 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

1. ["Concerning People."](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65687747). *[Euroa Advertiser](/source/Euroa_Advertiser)*. 2 May 1919. p. 2. Retrieved 17 May 2015. – via National Library of Australia.

1. ["Roll of Honour: Charles Henry Morley"](https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1646890/). [Australian War Memorial](/source/Australian_War_Memorial). Retrieved 16 May 2015.

1. ["Red Cross Wounded and Missing: Charles Henry Morley"](https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1478205/). [Australian War Memorial](/source/Australian_War_Memorial). Retrieved 16 May 2015.

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