11. George Whitfield Angus 1875

PARENT 10. THOMAS ANGUS

GEORGE WHITFIELD ANGUS was born at Kerang on the 15 April 1875 and died at Prahran, Victoria on the 16 November 1917, aged 42. He was buried at the Coburg Pine Ridge cemetery on the 19 November 1977- BAP-P-377.

George married GERTRUDE ISABELLA McGRAW in Langwarren North, Victoria on the 26 December 1904.

Gertrude was the daughter of Edward James McGraw and Isabella Clough and sister of Eleanor who married George's brother Thomas. She was born at Nerrang, Victoria in 1882 and died at Preston, Victoria in December 1973, aged 91. She was buried at the Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery on the 31 december 1973- BAP-P-377.

As a young country lad of 17 years, George led the Macorna Wanderers football team which won the competitions inaugural pennant that year. He played football until this was interrupted by the Boer War.

George served with the 4th Victorian (Imperial Bushmen's) Contingent which served in South Africa in 1900 and 1901.While there he served with the famed H.E. "Pompey" Elliott , who later became so well known for his exploits in the First World War. he returned to Australia in the middle of 1901 and returned to his football and cricket pursuits.

in 1902, aged 27 he came to Melbourne to try VFL football. He gained a position with the Collingwood football club and quickly gained notice for his excellence in everything but markmanship. Initially he played mainly as a forward, then was positioned as a shepherder against men reknowned for their strength and persistence. Eventually in 1910, after eight years of service,George was honoured with the captaincy of the Collingwood football club and led them to the Premiership that year.

He intended that 1911 would be his last year of football as he was, by this time 36 years old. A severe ankle injury during this season ended his career even earlier in the year than he intended and the next year,1912, he coached the Williamstown VFA side.

After 1912, George retired and spent much of his time in the garden of his Northcote home which he had named "Rhodesia" after his memories of the Boer War.

Late in 1917, aged only 42 years, George was diagnosed with a brain tumour and died only six weeks later.

Children of GEORGE & GERTRUDE ANGUS

i LESLIE WHITFIELD ANGUS b 1906

ii DORIS GERTRUDE ANGUS b 1907