Peter Chitty
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| Full name | Leslie Allan Chitty | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Corryong, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 27 March 1996 (aged 84) | ||
| Original team(s) |
Cudgewa (UMFL) Border United (OMFL) |
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| Debut | Round 11, 1936, St Kilda vs. Fitzroy, at Brunswick Street Oval |
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| Height / weight | 170cm, 70kg | ||
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1936 | St Kilda | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leslie Allan "Peter" Chitty BEM (12 March 1912 – 27 March 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and who won the only "Changi Brownlow" awarded in the Prisoner of War Changi Football League.
Born in Corryong, Victoria, Chitty grew up on the family dairy farm near Corryong and, along with his brother Bob Chitty, became a leading footballer in the region for Cudgewa. Chitty continued to work on the family farm while playing as a rover in Albury until St Kilda enticed him down to Melbourne for the 1936 VFL season.
Awarded guernsey number 36, Chitty made his VFL debut for St Kilda in Round 11, 1936, against Fitzroy at Brunswick Street Oval. After missing Round 12 with a leg injury, Chitty returned to St Kilda's league side for the Round 13 match against South Melbourne. Struck down by injuries, this was to be his last VFL match.
Chitty returned to Corryong and was working on his farm when World War II was declared. On 25 July 1940, Chitty enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force and was posted to the 2/9 Field Ambulance Convoy, initially as a Private before gaining the rank of Corporal. One of four brothers to enlist, Chitty was sent to Singapore on 1 March 1941 and was stationed with the Australian General Hospital in Malaya when he was captured during the Fall of Singapore in March 1942 and reported missing on 26 March 1942 (although it was not until 9 June 1943 that his family were notified of his capture).
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