Norm Oliver (footballer, born 1922)

For the 1909–11 Collingwood player, see Norm Oliver (footballer, born 1885).

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,^[1] and there was a possibility of him being a future Davis Cup player.

Norm Oliver
Oliver in 1940
Personal information
Full name	Norman Leslie Oliver
Date of birth	(1922-08-15)15 August 1922
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death	27 June 1944(1944-06-27) (aged 21)
Place of death	Hansa Bay, Madang Province, New Guinea
Original team(s)	Melbourne High School
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s)	Defence
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1940–41	Collingwood	13 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.^[2][3][4]

See also

• List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service

Footnotes

1. St. Kilda Easter Tournament: Boys Singles, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 23 May 1940), p.15.
2. Latest RAAF Casualty List: Australia and Australian Territories: Killed Aircraft Operations, The Argus, (Friday, 28 July 1944), p11.
3. 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.
4. Death of Airman-Player, The Argus, (Monday, 3 July 1944) p.9.

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

• Norm Oliver's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Forever Collingwood: Norm Oliver (1940-1941).