Jim Paternoster

James Robert Paternoster (27 January 1875 – 7 November 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy.[1]

Jim Paternoster
Personal information
Full name James Robert Paternoster
Date of birth (1875-01-27)27 January 1875
Place of birth Berwick, Victoria
Date of death 7 November 1954(1954-11-07) (aged 79)
Place of death Chelsea, Victoria
Original team(s) Richmond (VFA)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1901 Fitzroy 7 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Recruited from Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Richmond alongside his brother Matt Paternoster,[2][3] Paternoster made his senior VFL debut in 1901.

Paternoster later served in World War I,[4] enlisting on 24 July 1917 and serving in the 6th Australian Infantry Battalion.[5]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 690. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE". The Argus. No. 17, 103. Melbourne, Victoria. 4 May 1901. p. 18.
  3. "Richmond VFA Players". Tigerland Archive.
  4. "Discovering Anzacs:James Robert Paternoster". National Archives of Australia.
  5. "James Robert Paternoster". FIRST WORLD WAR NOMINAL ROLL. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

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