Historical records matching Alfred William Gregory “ George” Wheatley
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About Alfred William Gregory “ George” Wheatley
Greg (Dad) Wheatley was a very good amateur athlete in his early years. He was an Australasian middle-distance athletics champion. He twice went overseas representing Australia. He joined the army following the death of his brother, Noel. He was a Sergeant in France. His brother Horace was a champion sprint swimmer and was his corporal during the war.
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Was an Olympian of 1906 and won metal he was 1st Australian to run half a mile in less than 2 minutes . He joined military to avenge his Brother Noel’s death Biography Gregory Wheatley, better known by his nickname of "Dad", was considered by Australian writers of the day to be the equal of Olympic champion [Teddy Flack] and one of his country's greatest ever middle distance runners. His range of distances was impressive as he raced at anything between 400 m and ten miles but his best performances came at 800 m, 1500 m or more usually at their imperial equivalents.
Wheatley arrived in Athens in 1906 having won the 880 y and mile at the previous year's Australian Championship but, after narrowly missing the final of the 800 m, he had to be content with a 4th place finish in the 1500 m. He again won the middle distance double at the national championships in 1909 and the following year set sail for the UK where he placed second in the British Empire Festival Games 880 yards. He retired in 1912 after breaking down in training in an attempt to gain selection for the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm.
When his brother Noel, an artist, was killed at Gallipoli during the First World War, Wheatley immediately signed up with Australian forces and saw four years service in Europe. He was an accountant by profession.
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Alfred William Gregory “ George” Wheatley's Timeline
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October 20, 1882
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Park Road West Beach, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
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| 1922 |
1922
Age 39
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Moonee Ponds, Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia
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March 1, 1961
Age 78
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Hampton, Bayside City, Victoria, Australia
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March 3, 1961
Age 78
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Springvale, Victoria, Australia
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May 23, 1961
Age 78
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