Vic Nankervis (footballer, born 1893)

Vic Nankervis
Personal information
Full name	Victor Alfred Percival Nankervis
Date of birth	4 January 1893
Place of birth	Melbourne
Date of death	4 January 1973 (aged 80)
Original team(s)	Balmain Juniors
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1915, 1918 1918 Total -	Essendon Fitzroy	6 (0) 2 (1) 8 (1)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1918.

Victor Alfred Percival Nankervis (4 January 1893 – 4 January 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Nankervis appeared in the final five rounds of the 1915 VFL season and didn't play again until 1918, when Essendon returned to the league after a two-year absence.^[1] He played just once in 1918 and finished the season at Fitzroy, playing two further games.^[2]

He served with the 4th Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment during World War II.^[3]

Two of his nephews, Bruce and Ian, had long careers playing for Geelong.^[4]

References

1. "Nankervis, Victor A. P.". Essendon Football Club.
2. "Vic Nankervis". AFL Tables.
3. "WW2 Nominal Roll: Vic Nankervis". Government of Australia.
4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.