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General Category => Feedback/Suggestions => Topic started by: Ted Baxter on 03 June, 2025, 07:54:43 PM

Title: Alan Gil
Post by: Ted Baxter on 03 June, 2025, 07:54:43 PM
https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/alan-gil/summary.html

&

https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/a-gill/summary.html

are the same person

This story tells of his debut against the touring Great Britain side in 1938

https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2025/04/04/vale-alan-gil/#:~:text=Gil%20made%20history%20in%201961%20by%20becoming,with%20the%20Cairns%20kangaroos%20club%20in%201956.
Title: Re: Alan Gil
Post by: Max Turner on 03 June, 2025, 08:48:24 PM
Also in relation to Alan Gil, a livestream of his funeral (https://www.heritagebradyfunerals.com.au/live-streaming/client/?nid=11957504-24e2-4a60-ad79-dc12c7ddaab2) confirms he was born on 16 August 1938 in Mourilyan (near Innisfail), Qld, and his death date was 19 March 2025. His full name was Alan Michael Gil
Title: Re: Alan Gil
Post by: GregRLP on 03 June, 2025, 11:17:12 PM
I have update Alan Gil in the FNQ teams and added his DOB, any idea if the N Gill in the 1966/67 FNQ team is a relation and should be also spelt Gil with the one L?
Title: Re: Alan Gil
Post by: Max Turner on 03 June, 2025, 11:46:03 PM
Yes, I think F Gill and N Gill were his brothers Frank (1 (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63199274)) and Neil (2 (http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-640274270), 3 (http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-760889893)), so their surname should be Gil with one 'L' as well.

Alan's death date is still showing to me as 4 April 2025, which was when it was announced by the QRL. The funeral livestream showed his death was quite a bit earlier, on 19 March 2025.
Title: Re: Alan Gil
Post by: GregRLP on 04 June, 2025, 03:29:20 PM
Thanks Max I have fixed the DOD and also update Frank & Neil and added the family link as brothers.