George William Duffin

HERITAGE No: 5

BIRTH: 9 August 1886

Stanmore (Marrickville), NSW

DEATH: 22 Aug 1915 Hill 60 Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey

DEATH: 22 Aug 1915

Hill 60 Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey

OCCUPATION: Tram Conductor

RESIDENCE: "Glenferrie" Thomas St Ashfield, NSW 1908

GAME HISTORY

Ashfield Wanderers RU, year unknown
Ashfield Borough RU 1904
Ashfield Juniors RU 1906
Ashfield RU 2nd Grade 1907
Wests RL First Grade 1908
NSW RL Metropolis v Maoris 1908
Toombul RL Qld 1909
Fortitude Valley RL Qld 1910
Valley-Toombul RL 1911
Railways RL Qld 1913
Queensland RL Firsts 1910, 1911, 1912
Qld RL Metropolis v Country RL 1913
Qld RL v New Zealand RL 1909, 1912, 1913
Australia RL v New Zealand RL 1909, 1912, 1913?
North Sydney RL 1914
NSW Tramways RL v Queensland Tramways RL 1914

George

George Duffin was born at the inner Sydney suburb of Stanmore. He grew up at Ashfield where he first played rugby union. George made his way through the Ashfield Borough and Second Grade teams until he switched across to play rugby league with Wests in 1908.

He played fullback in four First Grade games for Wests in 1908 including the very first game against Balmain. That year George was selected to play for Metropolis against the New Zealand Maoris.