Norman Leslie Oliver (15 August 1922 – 27 June 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a talented tennis player,St. Kilda Easter Tournament: Boys Singles, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 23 May 1940), p.15. and there was a possibility of him being a future Davis Cup player.
Family Son of Harold George Oliver (1893-1968), and Gladys Elizabeth Ann Oliver (1894-1961), née Atherton, Norman Leslie Oliver was born on 15 August 1922.
Military service Serving as a Flying Officer in the RAAF during World War II, he was killed when his Kittyhawk plane crashed on a beach in New Guinea.Latest RAAF Casualty List: Australia and Australian Territories: Killed Aircraft Operations, The Argus, (Friday, 28 July 1944), p11.Deaths: On Active Service: Oliver, The Argus, (Monday, 3 July 1944), p.2; Deaths: On Active Service: Oliver, The Argus, (Tuesday, 4 July 1944), p.2; Deaths: On Active Service: Oliver, The Age, (Tuesday, 4 July 1944), p.5.Death of Airman-Player, The Argus, (Monday, 3 July 1944) p.9.
See also List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service
Footnotes
References
Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. World War Two Nominal Roll: Flying Officer Norman Leslie Oliver (436020). Roll of Honour: Flying Officer Norman Leslie Oliver (436020), Australian War Memorial. Roll of Honour Circular: Flying Officer Norman Leslie Oliver (436020), Collection of the Australian War Memorial. Flying Officer Norman Leslie Oliver (436020), Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
External links
Forever Collingwood: Norm Oliver (1940-1941).