Dave Greenham

Australian rules footballer

Dave Greenham
Greenham in 1910
Personal information
Full name	David Peter Greenham
Date of birth	(1889-02-14)14 February 1889
Place of birth	Dartmoor, Victoria
Date of death	4 January 1945(1945-01-04) (aged 55)
Place of death	Richmond, Victoria
Original team(s)	Wesley College
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1909–12	University	51 (9)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

David Peter Greenham (14 February 1889 – 4 January 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of James Greenham (1850-1921),^[2] and Margaret Greenham (1847-1928), née Iverach, David Peter Greenham was born at Dartmoor, Victoria on 14 February 1889.

He married Amelia "Millie" Susan Gray (1888-1961) on 15 January 1920.^[3]

Education

He attended Wesley College,^[4] and went on to study medicine at the University of Melbourne, where he was a resident at Queen's College. He graduated, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, on 23 December 1911.^[5]

Military service

He enlisted in the First AIF in November 1917, and served overseas with the Australian Army Medical Corps.

Death

He died, in a private hospital, in Melbourne, on 4 January 1945.^[6]^[7]

Footnotes

^ The University Team, The Leader, (Saturday, 4 May 1912), p.29.
^ Obituary, The Portland Guardian, (Thursday, 28 April 1921), p.3.
^ Marriages: Greenham—Gray,The Argus, (Saturday, 14 February 1920), p.13.
^ Matriculation: Class Lists and Award of Exhibitions: Physics and Chemistry, The Australasian, (Saturday, 20 January 1906), p.41.
^ Conferring of Degrees, The Australasian, (Saturday, 30 December 1911), p.31.
^ Deaths: Greenham, The Argus, (Saturday, 6 January 1945), p.16.
^ Walwa, The Border Morning Mail, (Thursday, 18 January 1945), p.6.

Sources

Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
First World War Nominal Roll: Captain David Peter Greenham collection of the Australian War Museum.
First World War Embarkation Roll: Captain David Peter Greenham collection of the Australian War Museum.
First World War Service Record: Captain David Peter Greenham, National Archives of Australia.
Group portrait of medical officers at No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital collection of the Australian War Museum: Greenham is third from left, back row.