William Trevor Rowlands (7 May 1904 – 18 May 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.772. He was also a cricketer and played six first-class matches for Western Australia in 1937/38 and 1938/39.
Family One of the seven children of Rev. Lewis Jones Rowlands (1856-1934),Deaths: Rowlands, The Argus, (Tuesday, 21 August 1934), p.1. a Welsh-born Methodist minister,Obituary, The Argus, (Tuesday, 21 August 1934), p.6. and Annie Rowlands (1864-1940), née Dixon,Marriages: Rowlands—Dixon, The Herald, (Wednesday, 6 May 1891), p.2.Deaths: Rowlands, The Argus, (Monday, 9 September 1940), p.4. Trevor Rowlands was born at Echuca, Victoria, on 7 May 1904.Births: Rowlands, The Argus, (Thursday, 19 May 1904), p.1.
He married Dorothy Esther Elizabeth Solomon (1906-2006) at West Perth on 7 January 1936.Births: Solomon, The West Australian, (Thursday, 23 August 1906), p.1.Rowlands—Solomon Wedding, The West Australian, (Friday, 17 January 1936), p.6.Wedding Cake Matches Bride's Frock: Rowlands-Solomon Marriage at East Perth, The (Perth) Daily News, (Saturday, 18 January 1936), p.11.
Sports master Rowlands was appointed sports master at Hale School, in Perth, Western Australia in 1930.New masters for Hale School, The West Australian, (Tuesday, 7 January 1930), p.18.Trying Out the Leg-Theory on the Old Boys, The (Perth) Daily News, (Monday, 27 February 1933), p.3.Team Gets Pep-Talk, The (Perth) Daily News, (Wednesday, 27 March 1946), p.8.
Military service He served in the Second AIF during World War II.Nominal Roll.
See also List of Western Australia first-class cricketers
References
Sources
World War Two Nominal Roll: Lieutenant William Trevor Rowlands (WX19026), Department of Veterans' Affairs. B883, WX19026: World War Two Service Record: Lieutenant William Trevor Rowlands (WX19026), National Archives of Australia.
External links
William Trevor (Trevor) Rowlands, at WAFL Footy Facts. Trevor Rowlands's profile at Collingwood Forever.