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377:1936–39
324:17 (28)
309:93 (14)
300:1935–39
274:Utility
230:1942–46
188:Teacher
1341:2015:
1319:Dunbar
1287:Micale
1267:Wilcox
1265:1991:
1259:Wilcox
1257:1990:
1233:1981:
1191:Sarich
1189:1970:
1183:Sarich
1181:1969:
1175:Rogers
1173:1968:
1167:Rogers
1161:1967:
1137:1959:
1123:Meiers
1113:1954:
1107:Strang
1105:1953:
1097:1952:
1091:Conway
1089:1951:
1081:1950:
1073:1949:
1057:1940:
1043:Jarvis
1041:1936:
1033:1935:
1027:Jarvis
1025:1934:
1009:1931:
1001:1930:
963:Scobie
955:Sharpe
953:1913:
945:1912:
931:Wilson
915:Wilson
339:18 (5)
193:Awards
169:Spouse
1355:Wiley
1279:Judge
1271:Judge
1219:Joyce
1203:Joyce
1147:Marsh
1131:Marsh
1083:Dolan
1067:Dolan
1019:Dolan
1003:Dolan
995:Mudie
396:Years
386:6 (0)
361:Years
344:Total
284:Years
199:(DFC)
1347:Dodd
1211:Todd
856:2019
804:2019
774:2019
748:2013
719:2019
693:2019
641:and
565:1942
499:and
400:Club
365:Team
330:1947
315:1946
288:Club
243:Unit
235:Rank
133:Died
114:Born
64:for
485:DFC
172:Amy
34:DFC
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483:,
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