Thomas William “Ron” “Tom” Knight

HERITAGE No: 324

BIRTH: 22 March 1915

Queensland

DEATH: 21 January 1947 Marrickville (Petersham), NSW

DEATH: 21 January 1947

Marrickville (Petersham), NSW

OCCUPATION: Cleaner, 1943

RESIDENCE: Wyatt Ave Burwood, NSW, 1936; Wangee Rd Lakemba, NSW, 1943

GAME HISTORY

Enfield Federals RL C Grade 1931
Wests RL President’s Cup 1933
Wests RL 3rd Grade 1933, 1934
Wests RL 2nd Grade 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938
Wests RL First Grade 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938
Wests RL City Cup 1937
City RL Seconds v Country RL Seconds 1935
Quirindi RL Player/Coach 1938
NSW Group 4 RL v New Zealand RL (Tamworth) 1938
Old Students RL (Casino) 1939, 1940
North Coast RL v NSW RL Firsts 1940
Far North Coast RL v Combined City RL 1940
Canterbury Bankstown RL 1941, 1942, 1943
Canterbury Bankstown RL City Cup 1942

Ron

Thomas William “Ron” Knight was born in Queensland in 1915. His family subsequently moved to NSW and settled in the Burwood area. In the early 1930’s the Knight family were living in Wyatt Ave Burwood near the Liverpool Rd at Enfield.

Ron’s father was an official with Wests holding various positions including Secretary of the Grade teams and Club Treasurer. The first recording of Ron was as a ball boy for the Wests First Grade team.