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Maurice Allingham

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Maurice Allingham
Personal information
Full name Maurice William Allingham
Nickname(s) Maurie
Date of birth (1896-08-19)19 August 1896
Place of birth Glanville, South Australia
Date of death 15 September 1993(1993-09-15) (aged 97)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1920–1931 Port Adelaide 158 (166)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Maurice William Allingham (19 August 1896 – 15 September 1993) was an Australian rules footballer from South Australia. He was the Port Adelaide Football Club's leading goal kicker on four occasions and won the club's best and fairest in 1931.[2] He enlisted for duty during World War I on 16 February 1917 and was part of the 5th Machine Gun Battalion. He returned to Australia on 5 July 1919 and was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal for his duties.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Port Adelaide Win League Football Premiership from Norwood". The Mail. Adelaide. 6 October 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 20 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Allingham wins medal". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 5 February 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 29 June 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "The AIF Project. Maurice William Allingham". aif.adfa.edu.au. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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