Leo Thomas Tyrrell (2 June 1915 – 12 April 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 901.
Family The son of John Harold Tyrrell (1886-1966), and Mary Amelia Tyrrell (1879–1952), née Crump,Deaths: Tyrrell, The Age, (Friday, 30 May 1952), p.10. Leo Thomas Tyrrell was born at North Melbourne, Victoria on 2 June 1915.
He married Lorna Ann Luscombe (1921-1993) on 2 April 1945.Weddings: Tyrrell—Luscombe, The (Adelaide) Southern Cross, (Friday, 20 April 1945), p. 6.
Football North Melbourne (VFL) Granted a clearance to North Melbourne Seconds from North Melbourne Old Boys Football Club in April 1933,League Seconds Permits and Umpires, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Wednesday, 19 April 1933), p. 27. and cleared to the North Melbourne Firsts in July 1933,League’s Last Batch of Permits, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Thursday, 6 July 1933), p. 27. Tyrrell made his debut, replacing Syd Barker (injured knee, previous Saturday), for the North Melbourne First XVIII, against South Melbourne, at the Arden Street Oval, on 8 July 1933:Selected Teams: North Melbourne, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Friday, 7 July 1933), p. 23. "North Melbourne has a promising recruit in , a local youngster, who was brought into the side at the last moment. Strongly built and a determined runner, he did well on the half-forward wing." — Sun News-Pictorial, 10 July 1933.Stab Kicks From All League Games, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Monday, 10 July 1933), p. 20.
Collingwood (VFL) Tyrrell was cleared from North Melbourne to Collingwood on 5 June 1940,Chergwin Cleared to Footscray, The Argus, (Thursday, 6 June 1940), p. 14. and made his debut for Collingwood against Fitzroy, at Victoria Park, on 29 June 1940.Taylor, Percy, "League Teams Chosen: Reorganised Collingwood", The Argus, (Friday, 28 June 1940), p. 16.
Military service He served in the RAAF during the Second World War.Nominal Roll.Service Record.
Death He died at his residence in Mentone, Victoria on 12 April 1969.Deaths: Tyrrell, The Age, (Monday, 14 April 1969), p. 16.
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References
World War Two Nominal Roll: Flying Officer Leo Thomas Tyrrell (419492), Department of Veterans' Affairs. World War Two Service Record: Flying Officer Leo Thomas Tyrrell (419492), collection of the National Archives of Australia.
External links
Profile on Collingwood Forever. Leo T. Tyrrell, at The VFA Project.