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Note that all of his official military records (Nominal Roll, etc.) record his family name as "LeBrun" (or "Lebrun") – rather than "Le Brun", whilst the
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Roll of Honour
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in April 1933, he played 19 senior games over two seasons (1933–1934).
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Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War
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Roll of Honour: Trooper Norman Stanley LeBrun (VX76818),
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best and fairest award, the Fred Wood Medal in 1930.
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936:The sad demise of Trooper Le Brun
857:Norm Le Brun's playing statistics
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600:"Bendigo – Best & Fairest"
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748:29 December
455:during the
293:Collingwood
946:Categories
816:References
790:The Herald
698:The Herald
621:Football,
469:The Herald
453:New Guinea
265:AFL Tables
102:New Guinea
63:1908-04-22
775:The Argus
653:The Argus
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497:Footnotes
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307:Family
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